伏

fú

verb #5,661

Meanings

1 to lie prostrate
2 to crouch
3 to hide in ambush
4 volt (unit)

Characters

to lie prostrate; to crouch

Examples

士兵们伏在地上。

Shìbīngmen fú zài dì shàng.

The soldiers lay prostrate on the ground.

猫伏在草丛里等老鼠。

Māo fú zài cǎocóng lǐ děng lǎoshǔ.

The cat crouched in the grass waiting for the mouse.

Tips

usage

伏 appears in many compounds: 埋伏 (ambush), 起伏 (rise and fall), 伏笔 (foreshadowing in writing).

memory

The character shows a person (亻) and a dog (犬) — picture a person crouching low like a dog.

Stroke Order

伏 fú