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Translingual
Han character
補 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣+7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 中戈十月 (LIJB), four-corner 33227, composition ⿰衤甫)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1117, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34320
- Dae Jaweon: page 1583, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3093, character 5
- Unihan data for U+88DC
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 豧
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*pʰoːs, *pʰa, *pʰas
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| 縛
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*baːɡs, *baɡ
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| 逋
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*paː
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| 餔
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*paː, *baːs
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| 晡
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*paː
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| 庯
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*paː
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| 陠
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*paː, *pʰaː
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| 鵏
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*paː, *baːs
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| 峬
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*paː
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| 誧
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*paː, *pʰaː, *pʰaːʔ, *pʰaːs
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| 秿
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*paː, *pʰa, *baʔ
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| 鯆
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*paː, *pʰaː, *paʔ
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| 補
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*paːʔ
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| 圃
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*paːʔ, *paːs
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| 鋪
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*pʰaː, *pʰaːs, *pʰa
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| 痡
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*pʰaː, *pʰa
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| 浦
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*pʰaːʔ
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| 烳
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*pʰaːʔ
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| 溥
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*pʰaːʔ, *paːɡ
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| 悑
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*pʰaːs
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| 酺
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*baː
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| 匍
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*baː
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| 蜅
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*baː, *paʔ
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| 脯
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*baː, *paʔ
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| 葡
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*baː
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| 蒱
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*baː
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| 蒲
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*baː
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| 簿
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*baːʔ, *baːɡ
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| 捕
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*baːs
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| 哺
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*baːs
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| 簠
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*pa, *paʔ, *pʰas
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| 甫
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*paʔ
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| 黼
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*paʔ
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| 莆
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*paʔ
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| 俌
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*paʔ, *pʰaʔ
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| 郙
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*paʔ, *pʰa
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| 傅
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*paɡs
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| 搏
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*paɡs, *paːɡ, *pʰaːɡ
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| 麱
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*pʰa
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| 尃
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*pʰa
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| 榑
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*ba
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| 輔
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*baʔ
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| 鬴
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*baʔ
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| 賻
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*baɡs
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| 博
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*paːɡ
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| 髆
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*paːɡ
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| 鎛
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*paːɡ
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| 猼
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*paːɡ
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| 餺
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*paːɡ
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| 簙
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*paːɡ
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| 鑮
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*paːɡ, *baːɡ
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| 欂
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*paːɡ, *baɡ, *breːɡ
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| 蒪
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*pʰaːɡ
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| 膊
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*pʰaːɡ
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| 薄
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*baːɡ
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| 礡
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*baːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *paːʔ) : semantic 衤 (“clothes”) + phonetic 甫 (OC *paʔ).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/m-p(ʷ)a (“to patch; to mend; to sew”) (STEDT); compare Burmese ဖာ (hpa, “to patch; to mend”), Jingpho pa (pa³¹, “mended”).
According to Schuessler (2007), 補 (OC *paːʔ) is an area word; compare Khmer ប៉ះ (pah, “to mend; to patch; to fix”), Proto-Vietic *k-paːʔ (“to repair; to sew”).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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補
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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bǔ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ puX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*-pˁaʔ/
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| English
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to patch
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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補
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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3420
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Phonetic
component
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甫
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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補
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Old
Chinese
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/*paːʔ/
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Definitions
補
- to mend; to repair; to fix
- 補衫／补衫 [Cantonese] ― bou2 saam1 ― to mend clothes
- to compensate; to recompense; to make up for
- 補償／补偿 ― bǔcháng ― to compensate
- 彌補／弥补 ― míbǔ ― to make up for a loss
- to add; to augment; to increase; to raise
- to make up for a deficiency; to nourish
- 補鈣／补钙 ― bǔgài ― to counteract a calcium deficiency
- benefit; profit; advantage
- (transgender slang) Short for 補佳樂／补佳乐 (“Progynova”); E (estrogen)
- a surname: Bu
Synonyms
- 加 (jiā)
- 加上 (jiāshàng)
- 加多 (jiāduō)
- 加大 (jiādà)
- 加添 (jiātiān)
- 增 (zēng)
- 增加 (zēngjiā)
- 增多 (zēngduō)
- 增添 (zēngtiān)
- 增益 (zēngyì)
- 增長／增长 (zēngzhǎng)
- 廣益／广益 (guǎngyì) (literary)
- 施
- 添加 (tiānjiā)
- 附益 (fùyì) (literary)
- (to make up for a deficiency): 補養／补养 (bǔyǎng)
- (benefit):
- 利益 (lìyì)
- 好處／好处
- 實利／实利 (shílì)
- 惠 (huì) (literary, or in compounds)
- 收益 (shōuyì)
- 甜頭／甜头 (Jin)
- 益處／益处 (yìchù)
- 肥 (féi) (usually derogatory)
- 補益／补益 (bǔyì)
- 裨益 (bìyì)
See also
- (E): 螺 (luó, “spiro”), 色 (sè, “cypro”)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
補
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
- supplement
Readings
Korean
Hanja
補 (eumhun 도울 보 (doul bo))
補 (eumhun 기울 보 (giul bo))
- hanja form? of 보 (“mend, patch, fix, repair, restore”)
Compounds
Compounds
- 보하다 (補―, bohada, “to strengthen”)
- 보조 (補助, bojo, “help, aid”)
- 보조하다 (補助―, bojohada, “to help, aid”)
- 보조사 (補助詞, bojosa, “accessory word, complement”)
- 보조자 (補助者, bojoja, “assistant”)
- 보좌 (補佐, bojwa, “assistance”)
- 시보 (試補, sibo, “probationary”)
- 보강 (補强, bogang, “reinforcement”)
- 보강하다 (補强―, boganghada, “to reinforce”)
- 보충 (補充, bochung, “supplement”)
- 보충하다 (補充―, bochunghada, “to supplement, replenish”)
- 보청기 (補聽器, bocheonggi, “hearing aid”)
- 보완 (補完, bowan, “supplementation”)
- 보완하다 (補完―, bowanhada, “to make up for, supplement”)
- 보급 (補給, bogeup, “supply”)
- 보급하다 (補給―, bogeuphada, “to supply”)
- 보수 (補修, bosu, “restoration, repair”)
- 보수하다 (補修―, bosuhada, “to restore, repair”)
- 보정 (補正, bojeong, “revision, correction”)
- 보정하다 (補正―, bojeonghada, “to revise, correct”)
- 후보 (候補, hubo, “candidate”)
Vietnamese
Han character
補: Hán Nôm readings: bổ, bó, bỏ, bõ, bủa, bù, vỏ, bồ
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