Meta:

  1. 补 is the 942nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 61 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (clothes), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu3 - to repair/to patch/to mend/to make up for/to fill (a vacancy)/to supplement

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 补 (bu3): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 补 (bu3): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bo5'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

弥补 (彌補)
 ()
补充 (補充)
补课 (補課)

Medium Frequency

互补 (互補)
修补 (修補)
候补 (候補)
填补 (填補)
恶补 (惡補)
于事无补 (於事無補)
替补 (替補)
滋补 (滋補)
补丁 (補丁)
补偿 (補償)
补助 (補助)
补品 (補品)
补救 (補救)
补数 (補數)
补牙 (補牙)
补发 (補發)
补益 (補益)
补票 (補票)
补给 (補給)
补习 (補習)
补考 (補考)
补药 (補藥)
补血 (補血)
补贴 (補貼)

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Meta:

  1. 助 is the 607th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (moon), (one), (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu4 - to help/to assist

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
帮助 (幫助)
援助 

Medium Frequency

借助 
助力 
助威 
助手 
助理 
协助 (協助)
捐助 
救助 
有助 
有助于 (有助於)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
求助 
无助 (無助)
相助 
自助 
自助餐 
贤内助 (賢內助)
赞助 (贊助)
辅助 (輔助)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.