补
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to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 衣 +2
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 补
- Common rank
- #566
- Unicode
- U+8865
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
patch · Heisig RSH #406
衣 clothing + magic wand
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 补
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不无小补 | not be without some advantage; be of some help | |
| 于事无补 | unhelpful; useless | |
| 国补 | national subsidy (abbr. for 國家補貼|国家补贴[guo2 jia1 bu3 tie1]) | |
| 无补 | of no avail; not helping in the least | |
| 补白 | to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout); to make some add… | |
| 补花 | applique | |
| 补电 | to charge (a battery) | |
| 补体 | complement (in blood serum) | |
| 补发 | to supply again (sth lost); to reissue; to pay retroactively | |
| 补法 | treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health; reinforcing method … | |
| 西游补 | one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 | |
| 补数 | complementary number | |
| 药补不如食补 | the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition | |
| 补语 | complement (grammar) | |
| 补时 | (sports) to extend the duration of a game (due to stoppages); (abbr. for 傷停補時|伤停补时[shang1 … | |
| 点补 | to have a snack; to have a bite | |
| 补色 | complementary color | |
| 补足音程 | complementary interval; addition musical interval adding to an octave | |
| 补交 | to hand in after the deadline; to pay after the due date | |
| 补报 | to make a report after the event; to make a supplementary report; to repay a kindness |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 卜 — compare how they read.