bǔ
mend, patch
Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 卜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 補.
Components
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 补
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to repair | ||
to compensate | ||
to replenish | ||
to complement | ||
subsidy |
Sources