帮

幚
bāng
#768 most
frequent character
help
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

帮 pairs 巾, a cloth piece, with 邦 bāng, whose sound is the same, and first meant a shoe's outer rim. The common meaning 'to help' was borrowed for its sound alone, with no link to the shape. From 'help' came the noun for a band of people helping one another.

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Example Sentences

你可以帮我吗？
nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒma ？
Can you help me?
我想帮你做作业。
wǒxiǎng bāng nǐ zuò zuòyè 。
I want to help you with homework.
她总是愿意帮别人。
tā zǒngshì yuànyì bāng biérén 。
She is always willing to help others.

Same Characters, Different Readings

帮bāng
help
帮bāng
help

Words with similar meanings

协助xiézhù
assist
A more formal term for providing help, often used in professional contexts.
援助yuánzhù
aid
Implying offering help especially in dire situations; often associated with humanitarian efforts.

Homophones

帮bāng
help
邦bāng
(bound form) country, nation

Words Starting With 帮

帮助bāng zhù
assistance; aid; to help; to assist
帮忙bāng máng
to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

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