Chinese symbol for “restore”
修复
xiū fù
Traditional: 修復
to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for restore is 修复 (xiū fù), defined as: to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “restore”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恢复 (恢復) | huī fù | to reinstate; to resume |
| 复 (復) | fù | to go and return; to return |
| 重振 | chóng zhèn | to revitalize; to restore (prestige, prosperity etc); revival; recovery |
| 修好 | xiū hǎo | to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with |
| 规复 (規復) | guī fù | to restore (deposed monarch, rule, system of laws, ecological system etc); restoration |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 修复.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend; to alter |
| 维修 (維修) | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain |
| 修正 | xiū zhèng | to revise; to amend; to rectify |
| 修订 (修訂) | xiū dìng | to revise |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build; to construct |
| 恢复 (恢復) | huī fù | to reinstate; to resume |
| 复杂 (複雜) | fù zá | complicated; complex |
| 重复 (重複) | chóng fù | to repeat; to duplicate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “restore”.
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.