1. 候
  2. 补

候

Previous (识)Next (带)
  • 341st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
候→
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
候→
亻human丨lineNo glyph available矢arrow
3Graphical
候→
㇒丨丨匚丿一人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hòu (hou4)to wait • to inquire after • to watch • season • climate • (old) period of five days

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

时候 (時候)

Medium Frequency

伺候 
问候 (問候)
守候 
小时候 (小時候)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
等候 
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补

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Previous (脱)Next (谓)
  • 942nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
补→
衤卜
2Radical
补→
衤clothes卜divination
3Graphical
补→
一一丨一丶戈丨冫丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

High Frequency

弥补 (彌補)
补 (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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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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