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Chinese symbol for “mend”

修补
xiū bǔ
Traditional: 修補
to mend

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mend is 修补 (xiū bǔ), defined as: to mend.

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

修 xiū
to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
补 bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mend”

WordPinyinMeaning
补缀 (補綴)bǔ zhuìto mend (clothes); to patch
补 (補)bǔto repair; to patch
整修zhěng xiūto repair; to refurbish
整zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
缮 (繕)shànto repair; to mend

Related words

Other words that share a character with 修补.

WordPinyinMeaning
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
维修 (維修)wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
修正xiū zhèngto revise; to amend; to rectify
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
修订 (修訂)xiū dìngto revise
修建xiū jiànto build; to construct
补充 (補充)bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement
补偿 (補償)bǔ chángto compensate; to make up

See also: Japanese symbol for “mend”.

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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