帮 bāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- Made of
- 邦 country, nation, state 巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
帮助
bāngzhù
to help; help
Characters in this word
助 zhù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 谢谢你的帮助。 Xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù. Thank you for your help.
- 我需要帮助。 Wǒ xūyào bāngzhù. I need help.
- 他帮助妈妈。 Tā bāngzhù māma. He helps Mom.