Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (補)
Simplified (补)
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Historical Evolution
补
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
补
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
补
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
补
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
补
Regular
Modern
Chinese
补 / 補 [bǔ]
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
Japanese
assistant ...; probationary ...
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
補 たすく
Tasuku unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (131)
补偿 [bǔcháng] #3,118
to compensate
补充 [bǔchōng] #5,686
to replenish
弥补 [míbǔ] #3,493
to complement
补贴 [bǔtiē] #13,412
to subsidize
替补 [tìbǔ] #9,561
to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc)
补给 [bǔjǐ] #7,585
supply
填补 [tiánbǔ] #9,373
to fill a gap
修补 [xiūbǔ] #8,901
to mend
补助 [bǔzhù] #14,648
to subsidize
补救 [bǔjiù] #7,928
to remedy
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 候補 [こうほ] #3,537
candidate
⭐ 補う [おぎなう] #6,769
to supplement
⭐ 補充 [ほじゅう] #7,009
replenishment
⭐ 補助 [ほじょ] #7,066
assistance
⭐ 補給 [ほきゅう] #8,411
supply
⭐ 補佐 [ほさ] #9,343
aid
⭐ 補足 [ほそく] #9,753
supplement
⭐ 立候補 [りっこうほ] #10,975
candidacy
⭐ 候補者 [こうほしゃ] #13,161
candidate
⭐ 補正 [ほせい] #13,481
correction
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