复杂 (fùzá) · complicated

复杂 (fùzá) means “complicated; complex”. It is written with 2 characters: 复 (again) + 杂 (mix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 复杂 is built

The characters

复 fù · again

What 复 is made of

亻rén — person
日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again

Origin hint: A person 亻 who goes somewhere 夂 every day 日 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

杂 zá · mix

What 杂 is made of

九jiǔ — nine
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight

Example sentences

这个问题很复杂。Zhège wèntí hěn fùzá.This problem is very complicated.

这道题复杂吗？Zhè dào tí fùzá ma?Is this question complicated?

Questions about 复杂

What does 复杂 mean?

复杂 (fùzá) means “complicated; complex”.

How do you pronounce 复杂?

复杂 is pronounced fùzá.

Which HSK level is 复杂?

复杂 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.

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Learn 复杂 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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