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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

补 bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes
丁 ding
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
radical 1 ⼀ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “patch”

WordPinyinMeaning
斑块 (斑塊)bān kuàipatch; spot
补 (補)bǔto repair; to patch
帄dīngpatch (for mending clothes)
补缀 (補綴)bǔ zhuìto mend (clothes); to patch
靪dīngto cobble; to patch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 补丁.

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)
拉丁lā dīngLatin; (in former times) to press-gang
布丁bù dīngpudding (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.

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