补bǔ
to patch a hole or tear. 7 strokes, radical 衤, first met in HSK 3.
What 补 is made of
衤 (yī, cloth) and 卜 (bo, divination).
衤 carries the meaning — cloth — and 卜 carries the sound.
How to write 补
Strokes 1–5 write 衤, then strokes 6–7 write 卜.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 补
Words that use 补
| 补 | to patch a hole or tear 把破的地方修好，添上缺的部分 奶奶正在给旧衣服补一个洞。Grandma is about to patch a hole in the old clothes. Lesson 162, 补充修补与克服 · 奋斗拼搏与创造创新 · Aspiration, Innovation & Growth Milestones |
| 补充 | to supplement with additional material 在原来的基础上再加进一些内容 老师在教材里补充了新例子。The teacher supplemented the textbook with new examples. Lesson 162, 补充修补与克服 · 奋斗拼搏与创造创新 · Aspiration, Innovation & Growth Milestones |
| 补偿 | compensation, to make up for a loss 对受到的损失给予相应的弥补 公司决定给受损客户合理补偿。The company decided to give affected customers fair compensation. Lesson 393, 匡时济益 · 辨微知著与兼修博览 · Essentials & Institutional Learning |
| 补贴 | subsidy, allowance 为减轻负担而额外发放的资助款项 政府向低收入家庭发放生活补贴。The government provides living subsidies to low-income families. Lesson 393, 匡时济益 · 辨微知著与兼修博览 · Essentials & Institutional Learning |
| 补考 | makeup exam 指考试不及格后重新补测 不料午后放晴，学校有序组织因病补考。The school organized a makeup exam for students who had been sick. Lesson 546, 勉力补学 · 笃学求进与兼爱济民 · Educational Resilience & Civic Compassion |
| 补课 | to give extra lessons, tutor 指为落后的学生额外讲课 老师热心为生病学生补课。The teacher warmly tutored the sick students. Lesson 546, 勉力补学 · 笃学求进与兼爱济民 · Educational Resilience & Civic Compassion |
| 补习 | to take supplementary lessons 指正课以外额外补充学习 青年参加技能补习，政府发放生活补助。Young people took supplementary lessons in job skills. Lesson 547, 善政惠民 · 笃学求进与兼爱济民 · Educational Resilience & Civic Compassion |
| 补助 | subsidy, allowance 指国家或单位发放的补贴款项 青年参加技能补习，政府发放生活补助。The government issued a living subsidy. Lesson 547, 善政惠民 · 笃学求进与兼爱济民 · Educational Resilience & Civic Compassion |
Characters that share the sound part 卜
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 衤
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 衤 radical page.