助 zhù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
助手
zhùshǒu
helper; assistant
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 她是助手。 Tā shì zhùshǒu. She is a helper.
- 助手很忙。 Zhùshǒu hěn máng. The assistant is very busy.
- 我需要助手。 Wǒ xūyào zhùshǒu. I need a helper.