1. 补

补

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

Decomposition:

Once :
补 => 衤, 卜
Radical :
补 => 衤 (clothes), 卜 (divination)
Graphical :
补 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, 丨, 冫, 丨, 丶

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 (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)
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.
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