• 942nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

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

Common

弥补 (彌補)
替补 (替補)
补偿 (補償)
补充 (補充)
补习 (補習)
补考 (補考)
补血 (補血)
补课 (補課)

Uncommon

互补 (互補)
修补 (修補)
候补 (候補)
取长补短 (取長補短)
填补 (填補)
恶补 (惡補)
于事无补 (於事無補)
滋补 (滋補)
缝补 (縫補)
补丁 (補丁)
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)
补药 (補藥)
补贴 (補貼)
补足 (補足)
补过 (補過)
进补 (進補)

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  • 607th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 89 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)to help • to assist

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

帮助 (幫助)
援助 

Uncommon

互助 
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 - 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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.