互 hù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 二 — two
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
互助
hùzhù
mutual aid
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
- 在灾后重建过程中，邻里之间的互助比任何口号都更能稳定人心。 Zài zāihòu chóngjiàn guòchéng zhōng, línlǐ zhījiān de hùzhù bǐ rènhé kǒuhào dōu gèng néng wěndìng rénxīn. During post-disaster reconstruction, mutual aid among neighbours can stabilise people's hearts more than any slogan.
- 邻居们互助合作，很快修好了被风吹坏的屋顶。 Línjūmen hùzhù hézuò, hěn kuài xiūhǎo le bèi fēng chuīhuài de wūdǐng. The neighbours helped each other and quickly fixed the roof damaged by the wind.
- 我们班有一个互助小组，同学们互相帮忙复习。 Wǒmen bān yǒu yí gè hùzhù xiǎozǔ, tóngxuémen hùxiāng bāngmáng fùxí. Our class has a mutual-help group where classmates help each other review.
Related words
- 互联网 hùliánwǎng the internet
- 互相 hùxiāng each other
- 相互 xiānghù each other; mutually
- 互补 hùbǔ to complement each other; mutually complementary
- 交互 jiāohù to interact; interactive; mutually
- 帮助 bāngzhù to help; help
- 赞助 zànzhù to sponsor
- 辅助 fǔzhù to assist; supporting
- 助理 zhùlǐ assistant
- 助手 zhùshǒu helper; assistant
- 资助 zīzhù to support financially
- 借助 jièzhù to use as a means