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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǔ | bu3
English translation
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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cloth

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

衤甫

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and bo represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to repair
补偿 bǔcháng to compensate補償
补充 bǔchōng to replenish補充
弥补 míbǔ to complement彌補
补贴 bǔtiē subsidy補貼
替补 tì bǔ a substitute替補
补给 bǔ jǐ supply補給
填补 tián bǔ to fill a gap填補
修补 xiū bǔ to mend修補
补助 bǔ zhù subsidy補助
补救 bǔjiù to remedy補救
互补 hù bǔ complementary互補
候补 hòu bǔ alternate候補
于事无补 yú shì wú bǔ unhelpful於事無補
补课 bǔ kè to make up missed lesson補課
补丁 bǔ ding (software) patch補丁
补习 bǔ xí to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor補習
滋补 zī bǔ nourishing滋補
补考 bǔ kǎo resit補考
补血 bǔ xuè to enrich the blood補血
补习班 bǔ xí bān cram class補習班
亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo fig. to act belatedly亡羊補牢
补偿费 bǔ cháng fèi compensation補償費
补足 bǔ zú to make up a deficiency補足

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