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
benefit; help
to catch up on sleep
complementary code; binary code with 0 and 1 interchanged
to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc
additional ticket desk; stand-by counter
to pay a tax one has evaded; to pay an overdue tax
to reseed; to resow; to replant
supply; to replenish; replenishment
supplies; stores
depot; supply station; supply point
supply ship
supply ship
to mend (clothes); to patch
to fill a vacancy; to make up for a shortage
to get extra lessons; to cram
cram school; cram class; evening classes
makeup exam; to sit for a makeup exam; to resit an exam
to repair a tire
tire patch (for puncture repair)
complementary color
applique
to fill gaps with seedlings
tonic
to enrich the blood