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  1. 補 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), (ten), (use), (dot)
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 補 (bu3): The component 甫 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 補 (bu3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

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. 益 is the 648th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (one), (eight/divide), (dish)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi4 - surname Yi
  2. yi4 - benefit/profit/advantage/beneficial/to increase/to add/all the more

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 益 (yi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

公益 
利益 

Medium Frequency

受益 
收益 
收益率 
效益 
日益 
有益 
权益 (權益)
无益 (無益)
 
益友 
益智 
益处 (益處)
益阳 (益陽)
精益求精 

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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.