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Chinese symbol for “complement”

弥补
mí bǔ
Traditional: 彌補
to complement; to make up for a deficiency

The closest CC-CEDICT match for complement is 弥补 (mí bǔ), defined as: to complement; to make up for a deficiency.

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

弥 mí
complete, extensive, full; to fill
radical 57 ⼸ · 8 strokes
补 bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “complement”

WordPinyinMeaning
补语 (補語)bǔ yǔcomplement (grammar)
补体 (補體)bǔ tǐcomplement (in blood serum)
补充 (補充)bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement
附加物fù jiā wùcomplement
辅 (輔)fǔto assist; to complement

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弥补.

WordPinyinMeaning
弥漫 (彌漫)mí mànto pervade; to fill the air
弥撒 (彌撒)mí sa(Catholic) Mass
弥足珍贵 (彌足珍貴)mí zú zhēn guìextremely precious; valuable
弥合 (彌合)mí héto cause a wound to close up and heal
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “complement”.

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.

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