to make up for; to supplement; to repair

Character data

Radical ⾐ (145.7)
Strokes 12
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

補 bǔ
  1. 1. to make up for
  2. 2. to supplement
  3. 3. to repair
  4. 4. to mend
  5. 5. to patch
  6. 6. to fill (a vacancy)

Words containing 補

Word Meaning
cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
covered arbitrage
to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
worsen a problem with a quick fix
interpolation (math.)
to make up (deficit); to subsidize
unhelpful; useless
substitute; replacement; to replace
substitute player; reserve player
to fill (up); to replenish
ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup
nourishing; nutritious
tonic; invigorant
not helping in the least; of no avail
hot patching (runtime correction in computing)
to sew and mend; to darn (clothing)
to darn; darning
(Internet slang) to imagine; to visualize
too late to fix; act before it’s too late
tonic food; health-boosting supplement
food is better than medicine for health
too weak to benefit from tonic or help
patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch
compensatory leave; take time off in lieu
fix faults and correct past mistakes