补 bǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 衤 — cloth
- Made of
- 衤 cloth 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
补偿
bǔcháng
compensation
Characters in this word
偿 cháng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 尝 to taste
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 公司给补偿。 Gōngsī gěi bǔcháng. The company gives compensation.
- 我需要补偿。 Wǒ xūyào bǔcháng. I need compensation.
- 他想要补偿。 Tā xiǎng yào bǔcháng. He wants compensation.