助
to help; to assist
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #779 U+52A9
How 助 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
力 (semantic, “strength”) + 且 (phonetic, qiě)
How to remember it
assist · Heisig RSH #1347
shelves + 力 power
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 且
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 且 (qiě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 且 sound component | qiě | moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb) |
| 组 | zǔ | to form, to assemble; section, department |
| 祖 | zǔ | ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname |
| 粗 | cū | rough, think; coarse, rude |
| 阻 | zǔ | to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose |
| 姐 | jiě | elder sister; miss, young lady |
| 咀 | zuǐ | to suck; to chew |
| 疽 | jū | ulcer, carbuncle, abscess |
| 趄 | qiè | weak, lame |
| 蛆 | qū | maggot |
| 狙 | jū | monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush |
| 苴 | jū | hemp; sack-cloth |
| 诅 | zǔ | to curse; to pledge, to swear |
| 殂 | cú | dead; to die |
| 沮 | jǔ | to stop, to prevent; dejected, defeated |
| 龃 | jǔ | irregular teeth; discord |
| 徂 | cú | to advance, to go; to; die |
| 雎 | jū | osprey, fish hawk; to hold back |
| 驵 | zǎng | excellent horse, noble steed |
Words containing 助
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 语音助手 | yǔ yīn zhù shǒu | voice assistant |
| 得道多助 | dé dào duō zhù | a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all a… |
| 助人为快乐之本 | zhù rén wéi kuài lè zhī běn | pleasure from helping others |
| 助学金 | zhù xué jīn | student grant; education grant; scholarship |
| 个人数字助理 | gè rén shù zì zhù lǐ | personal digital assistant (PDA) |
| 语气助词 | yǔ qì zhù cí | modal particle |
| 助人为乐 | zhù rén wéi lè | pleasure from helping others (idiom) |
| 助动车 | zhù dòng chē | low-powered motorized scooter or bike |
| 助力车 | zhù lì chē | bicycle or tricycle equipped with a small motor (electric or fuel); (in modern use) electr… |
| 路见不平，拔刀相助 | lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù | lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom); fig. to rush to the rescue; to play … |
| 助记方法 | zhù jì fāng fǎ | mnemonic method |
| 乐于助人 | lè yú zhù rén | (idiom) willing to help others |
| 助动词 | zhù dòng cí | auxiliary verb; modal verb |
| 互助土族自治县 | Hù zhù Tǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn | Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, in Haidong City 海東市|海东市[Hai3 dong1 Shi4], Qinghai |
| 语助词 | yǔ zhù cí | auxiliary word |
| 自助游 | zì zhù yóu | to travel independently |
| 无助感 | wú zhù gǎn | to feel helpless; feeling useless |
| 习得性无助 | xí dé xìng wú zhù | (psychology) learned helplessness |
| 助人 | zhù rén | to help others |
| 有助于 | yǒu zhù yú | to contribute to; to promote |