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Chinese symbol for “addendum”

补遗
bǔ yí
Traditional: 補遺
addendum

The closest CC-CEDICT match for addendum is 补遗 (bǔ yí), defined as: addendum.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

补 bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes
遗 yí
to lose; a lost article
radical 162 ⾡ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “addendum”

WordPinyinMeaning
追加zhuī jiāto add something extra; an additional increment
后附 (後附)hòu fùattachment; appendix
续增 (續增)xù zēngaddition; appendix

Related words

Other words that share a character with 补遗.

WordPinyinMeaning
补充 (補充)bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement
补偿 (補償)bǔ chángto compensate; to make up
补助 (補助)bǔ zhùto subsidize; subsidy
补贴 (補貼)bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy
弥补 (彌補)mí bǔto complement; to make up for a deficiency
填补 (填補)tián bǔto fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form)
遗憾 (遺憾)yí hànregret; to regret
遗址 (遺址)yí zhǐruins; historic relics

See also: Japanese symbol for “addendum”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.