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1.

Animated Stroke Order 补

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How to write 补 — animated stroke order

2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 补

Adding What Is Missing

补 indicates adding something that is lacking or insufficient.

补充 • bǔ chōng • add; supplement; replenish • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 补

补课 • bǔ kè • to make up missed lesson

HSK 3.0 · L6

bǔ补

kè

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

měi每

zhōu周

qù去

bǔ补

xí习

shù

Information

Pinyinbǔ

Meaningto mend, repair, or supplement

Strokes7

Radical衤

Traditional補

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1449

Zhuyinㄅㄨˇ

UnicodeU+8865

CangjieYLSH

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The clothing radical (衤) on the left indicates mending fabric, while the right side (卜) provides phonetic hint — to patch or supplement.

bǔ补

chōng充

add; supplement; replenish

补贴 • bǔ tiē • subsidy; allowance • HSK 6

HSK 6

bǔ补

tiē贴

subsidy; allowance

补习 • bǔ xí • to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

bǔ补

xí习

to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor

Repairing or Making Up for a Defect

补 indicates fixing a problem, compensating for a loss, or making something whole again.

弥补 • mí bǔ • make up; remedy; make good • HSK 6

HSK 6

mí弥

bǔ补

make up; remedy; make good

补偿 • bǔ cháng • compensate; make up for • HSK 6

HSK 6

bǔ补

cháng偿

compensate; make up for

补救 • bǔ jiù • remedy; repair; retrieval • HSK 6

HSK 6

bǔ补

jiù救

remedy; repair; retrieval

课

to make up missed lesson

互补 • hù bǔ • Complementarity

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hù互

bǔ补

Complementarity

修补 • xiū bǔ • Mend

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiū修

bǔ补

Mend

填补 • tián bǔ • Fill in a gap / make up for a deficiency

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tián填

bǔ补

Fill in a gap / make up for a deficiency

替补 • tì bǔ • substitute ; substitute

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tì替

bǔ补

substitute ; substitute

补助 • bǔ zhù • Subsidy

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bǔ补

zhù助

Subsidy

数

xué学

。

He goes to math tutoring every week.

jūn军

duì队

xū需

yào要

dìng定

qī期

bǔ补

jǐ给

shí食

wù物

hé和

shuǐ水

。

The army needs to be regularly supplied with food and water.

yī医

shēng生

jiàn建

yì议

hái孩

zi子

duō多

chī吃

mǔ牡

lì蛎

lái来

bǔ补

xīn锌

。

The doctor recommends that children eat more oysters for zinc supplementation.

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

bǔ补

chōng充

yì一

xiē些

wéi维

shēng生

sù素

。

I need to supplement some vitamins.

Zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

pò破

le了

，

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

bǔ补

yí一

xià下

。

This piece of clothing is torn; I need to mend it.

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密mìdense, thick, close, secret
棉miáncotton
免miǎnto avoid, to excuse from, to exempt
妙miàowonderful, exquisite, clever
灭mièto extinguish, to put out
母mǔmother; female parent; origin

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "bu".

埠bùport city
部bùpart, section, department, ministry
不bùnot; no
步bùstep; pace; walk
哺bǔto feed, especially by mouth
布bùcloth; textile; proclaim

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "衤".

袒tǎnstrip; lay bare; bared; naked
褐hècoarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
襟jīnlapel, collar
褂guàjacket, overcoat, coat; gown
裆dāngcrotch or seat of pants; pants
褪tuìstrip, undress; fall off; fade

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