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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- bu3
- English meanings
- mend, patch, nourish, supplementary
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 衤; right 卜.
Meaning & sound clues
衤 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “cloth”.
卜 is identified as the sound component (bo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 补.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
no
divine; foretell
feed; nurse
cloth
fear; terror
prawn
measure word (activities)
measure word (general)
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 互补
- 亡羊补牢
- 修补
- 填补
- 弥补
- 补习
- 补偿
- 补充
- 补助
- 补救
- 补给
- 补考
- 补课
- 补贴