复印
fù yìn · HSK 3
to photocopy
📄 复 = repeat/duplicate + 印 = print/stamp → photocopy
复 means repeat or duplicate (as in 复习 review); 印 means to print or stamp (as in 印章 seal). Together: to repeat-print, i.e. photocopy or duplicate a document.
印 — hand 爪 (claw) + kneeling person 卩
Originally a pictograph showing a hand pressing down on a kneeling figure, depicting the act of stamping or sealing. The meaning extended from 'to press a seal' to the seal itself, and then to 'print' or 'imprint' in modern usage.