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Chinese symbol for “complex”

复合
fù hé
Traditional: 複合
complex; compound; composite; hybrid

The closest CC-CEDICT match for complex is 复合 (fù hé), defined as: complex; compound; composite; hybrid; to compound; to combine.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

复 fù
again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
radical 35 ⼢ · 9 strokes
合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “complex”

WordPinyinMeaning
情结 (情結)qíng jiécomplex (psychology)
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
庞杂 (龐雜)páng zácomplex; complicated; many and varied
错 (錯)cuòmistake; wrong
复 (複)fùto repeat; to double

Related words

Other words that share a character with 复合.

WordPinyinMeaning
恢复 (恢復)huī fùto reinstate; to resume
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
重复 (重複)chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
报复 (報復)bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link

See also: Japanese symbol for “complex”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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