補 = 衤 + 甫

補 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “mend”. It is built from 衤 (clothes) and 甫 (begin).

Keyword: mend
Pinyin (Mandarin): bǔ
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: mend, patch, fix, repair, restore, восстановить, исправить, patch, fix, repair, restore
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 補 supplement

Decomposition

ids

衤 clothes
甫 begin

How to find 補 without knowing its reading

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

Open 補 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.