帮
to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,510 U+5E2E
How 帮 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A nation's 邦 flag 巾; 邦 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
help · Heisig RSH #1386
bushes + city walls + 巾 towel
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 帮
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四人帮 | Sì rén bāng | Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiang1 Qing1], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[Zhang1 Chun1 qiao2], Yao… |
| 清红帮 | qīng hóng bāng | traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons |
| 青红帮 | qīng hóng bāng | traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons |
| 本帮菜 | běn bāng cài | Shanghainese food |
| 传帮带 | chuán bāng dài | to pass on experience (to the next generation) |
| 帮子 | bāng zi | outer (of cabbage etc); upper (of a shoe); (coll.) group; gang |
| 中帮 | zhōng bāng | mid-top (shoes) |
| 马帮 | mǎ bāng | caravan of horses carrying goods |
| 有帮助 | yǒu bāng zhù | helpful |
| 帮会 | bāng huì | secret society; underworld gang |
| 帮手 | bāng shou | helper; assistant |
| 高帮 | gāo bāng | high-top (shoes); ankle-high shoes |
| 帮工 | bāng gōng | to help with farm work; casual laborer |
| 相帮 | xiāng bāng | to help one another; to aid |
| 短衣帮 | duǎn yī bāng | lit. short jacket party; working people; the toiling masses; blue collar workers |
| 黑帮 | hēi bāng | bunch of gangsters; criminal gang; organized crime syndicate |
| 帮同 | bāng tóng | to help (sb do sth); to assist (sb in doing sth) |
| 帮教 | bāng jiào | to mentor |
| 血帮 | Xuè bāng | Bloods, street gang in USA |
| 船帮 | chuán bāng | side of boat or ship; gunwale |