• 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.

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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  • 495th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 95 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kǎo (kao3)to check • to verify • to test • to examine • to take an exam • to take an entrance exam for • deceased father

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kǎo (kao3)The component is pronounced as 'kǎo' (kao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

思考 
考完 
考虑 (考慮)
考试 (考試)

Uncommon

参考 (參考)
监考 (監考)
考上 
考卷 
考古 
考场 (考場)
考官 
考察 
考生 
考研 
考核 (考覈)
考证 (考證)
考验 (考驗)
联考 (聯考)
补考 (補考)
高考 

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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.