哺

bǔ
#2,804 most
frequent character
to feed

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

哺 has 口 mouth as its meaning part and 甫 fǔ as a sound part. It first meant to chew or ruminate. From that it grew to mean to feed.

Ask DeepSeek

Same Characters, Different Readings

哺bū
to eat, evening meal

Homophones

补bǔ
repair, mend, patch, supply
捕bǔ
catch, seize, arrest
卜bǔ
(bound form) to divine
堡bǔ
village (used in place names)

Your word lists

Sign in to add this word to your private lists.