补

to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #566 U+8865

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

衤 (semantic, “cloth”) + 卜 (phonetic, bǔ)

components: 衤卜

patch · Heisig RSH #406

衣 clothing + magic wand

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 卜

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 卜 (bǔ) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
卜 sound component	bǔ	divination, fortune-telling; prophecy
扑	pū	to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
朴	pǔ	plain, simple; sincere; surname
赴	fù	to attend, to go to, to be present
仆	pú	to fall forward; prostrate, prone; servant
讣	fù	obituary, death notice
钋	pō	polonium

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不无小补	bù wú xiǎo bǔ	not be without some advantage; be of some help
于事无补	yú shì wú bǔ	unhelpful; useless
国补	guó bǔ	national subsidy (abbr. for 國家補貼\|国家补贴[guo2 jia1 bu3 tie1])
无补	wú bǔ	of no avail; not helping in the least
补白	bǔ bái	to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout); to make some add…
补花	bǔ huā	applique
补电	bǔ diàn	to charge (a battery)
补体	bǔ tǐ	complement (in blood serum)
补发	bǔ fā	to supply again (sth lost); to reissue; to pay retroactively
补法	bǔ fǎ	treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health; reinforcing method …
西游补	Xī yóu bǔ	one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记
补数	bǔ shù	complementary number
药补不如食补	yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ	the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
补语	bǔ yǔ	complement (grammar)
补时	bǔ shí	(sports) to extend the duration of a game (due to stoppages); (abbr. for 傷停補時\|伤停补时[shang1 …
点补	diǎn bǔ	to have a snack; to have a bite
补色	bǔ sè	complementary color
补足音程	bǔ zú yīn chéng	complementary interval; addition musical interval adding to an octave
补交	bǔ jiāo	to hand in after the deadline; to pay after the due date
补报	bǔ bào	to make a report after the event; to make a supplementary report; to repay a kindness