补

bǔ

to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement

Radical: 衤 HSK 3 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

补 decomposes into the following components:

衤 卜

Semantic component: 衤; phonetic component: 卜.

Words containing 补

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 补.

互补
hù bǔ
complementary
修补
xiū bǔ
to mend
候补
hòu bǔ
to wait to fill a vacancy
国补
guó bǔ
垫补
diàn bu
to appropriate funds intended for another purpose
填补
tián bǔ
to fill a gap
增补
zēng bǔ
to augment
弥补
mí bǔ
to complement
恶补
è bǔ
to overdose one supplementary medicine
找补
zhǎo bu
抛补
pāo bǔ
cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
抵补
dǐ bǔ
to compensate for

Related characters (radical 衤)

Characters that share the radical 衤.

衤 衩 衫 衬 衲 衹 衽 衿 袂 袄 袍 袒 袖 袜 袟 袢 被 袮 袯 袱 袴 袷 袼 裆

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