1. 补
  2. 救

补

Previous (脱)Next (谓)
  • 942nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 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

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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救

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Previous (封)Next (贵)
  • 870th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 82 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
救→
求⺙
2Radical
救→
𠂇left hand丶dot氺water⺙knock
3Graphical
救→
𠂇丶亅丶㇀冫丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiù (jiu4)to save • to assist • to rescue

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 救 jiù (jiu4)The component 求 is pronounced as 'qiú' (qiu2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

拯救 
救命 

Uncommon

得救 
急救 
挽救 
搭救 
抢救 (搶救)
救助 
救援 
救治 
救济 (救濟)
救生艇 
救护车 (救護車)
救赎 (救贖)
求救 
无可救药 (無可救藥)
补救 (補救)
解救 

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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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