Chinese symbol for “patch”
补丁
bǔ ding
Traditional: 補丁
patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch
The closest CC-CEDICT match for patch is 补丁 (bǔ ding), defined as: patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “patch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斑块 (斑塊) | bān kuài | patch; spot |
| 补 (補) | bǔ | to repair; to patch |
| 帄 | dīng | patch (for mending clothes) |
| 补缀 (補綴) | bǔ zhuì | to mend (clothes); to patch |
| 靪 | dīng | to cobble; to patch |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 补丁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 补充 (補充) | bǔ chōng | to replenish; to supplement |
| 补偿 (補償) | bǔ cháng | to compensate; to make up |
| 补助 (補助) | bǔ zhù | to subsidize; subsidy |
| 补贴 (補貼) | bǔ tiē | to subsidize; subsidy |
| 弥补 (彌補) | mí bǔ | to complement; to make up for a deficiency |
| 填补 (填補) | tián bǔ | to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form) |
| 拉丁 | lā dīng | Latin; (in former times) to press-gang |
| 布丁 | bù dīng | pudding (loanword) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “patch”.
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.