补 = 衤 + 卜

补 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “mend”. It is built from 衤 (clothes) and 卜 (fortune telling).

Keyword: mend
Pinyin (Mandarin): bǔ
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: mend, patch, fix, repair, restore, восстановить, исправить, patch, fix, repair, restore

Decomposition

ids

衤 clothes
卜 fortune telling

How to find 补 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “clothes” + “fortune telling”. 补 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 补 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.