补助
bǔzhù · HSK 6
subsidize
💰 补 (mend/patch) + 助 (help) = patch-help, i.e. subsidize
补 means to mend or supplement; 助 means to help or assist. Together 补助 is supplemental help — money or aid given to patch a gap, hence subsidize or grant a subsidy.
补 — clothes radical 衤 + 甫 (phonetic)
补 is a phono-semantic compound. The left side 衤 (clothes radical) gives the meaning, originally referring to patching or mending clothes. The right side 甫 supplies the sound. From 'mend a garment' the meaning broadened to 'repair, supplement, make up for'.