How to write 帮 (bāng, “to help”)
帮 (bāng), an HSK 2 character, means “to help”, “to assist” and “to support”. It is HSK 2 in the 2025 syllabus, up from level 1 in the 2021 standard. The traditional form is 幫, 17 strokes instead of 9. On its own it is an HSK 2 word; it also forms 帮忙 (“to help”), 帮助 (“assistance”) and 帮手 (“helper”). Japanese reads it hou, “help”.
- Pinyin
- bāng
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 巾 (“towel”)
- Traditional
- 幫
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
As a top-bottom character it splits into 邦 (“country”), strokes 1–6; 巾 (“towel”, the radical), strokes 7–9, written the top first.
- top leftrightwards
- top leftrightwards
- leftrightwards
- top leftdownwards → down and left
- toprightwards → down and left → down and right
- topdownwards
- leftdownwards
- centerrightwards → downwards → leftwards
- centerdownwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 帮 · 9 strokes
- Traditional
- 幫 · 17 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| bāng first tone | to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker) | 幫 | 帮忙 帮助 帮手 中帮 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 2 word
- Words with it
- 42 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 帮
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帮 幫 | bāng | to help; to assist HSK 2 |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | bāngmáng | to help; to lend a hand HSK 2 |
| 帮助 幫助 | bāngzhù | assistance; aid HSK 3 |
| 帮手 幫手 | bāngshou | helper; assistant HSK 7-9 |
| 中帮 中幫 | zhōngbāng | mid-top (shoes) |
| 帮会 幫會 | bānghuì | secret society; underworld gang |
| 帮同 幫同 | bāngtóng | to help (sb do sth); to assist (sb in doing sth) |
| 帮子 幫子 | bāngzi | outer; upper |
| 帮工 幫工 | bānggōng | to help with farm work; casual laborer |
| 穿帮 穿幫 | chuānbāng | (TV or movie) blooper; continuity error |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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