TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
補
ㄅㄨˇ · bǔ
verb — to mend, patch; to supplement, make up
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{b,p,f}Ifǔ → bǔ — the {b,p,f} crossing
The clothing radical (衤) with 甫 fǔ on the right for the sound — the piece also in 捕 and 輔, worn from f to b. To lay cloth over the hole: 補衣. From mending to filling any gap: 補充、補習.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
衣服（衤）破了個洞，剪塊布蓋上去縫好——補。
A hole in the garment (衤); a scrap of cloth laid over and stitched down — mended.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)補衣、修補— to mend, patch常用
→補充、彌補— to supplement, make up常用
⇒補習— to take supplementary lessons常用
⇒補品、進補— a tonic; to nourish
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension