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Chinese symbol for “supplement”

副刊
fù kān
supplement

The closest CC-CEDICT match for supplement is 副刊 (fù kān), defined as: supplement.

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

副 fù
to assist, to supplement; assistant; secondary; auxiliary
radical 18 ⼑ · 11 strokes
刊 kān
publication, periodical; to publish, to print
radical 18 ⼑ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “supplement”

WordPinyinMeaning
补充 (補充)bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement
附录 (附錄)fù lùappendix; supplement; attachment
补 (補)bǔto repair; to patch
补贴 (補貼)bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy
追补 (追補)zhuī bǔa supplement; additional budget

Related words

Other words that share a character with 副刊.

WordPinyinMeaning
副作用fù zuò yòngside effect
副教授fù jiào shòuassociate professor (university post)
副本fù běncopy; duplicate; transcript; (gaming) dungeon; instance; private team mission
副总裁 (副總裁)fù zǒng cáivice-chairman (of an organization); vice president (of a company)
副校长 (副校長)fù xiào zhǎngvice-principal
副手fù shǒuassistant
周刊 (週刊)zhōu kānweekly publication; weekly
刊登kān dēngto carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)

See also: Japanese symbol for “supplement”.

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.