1. 幫

幫

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  1. 幫 is the 768th most frequent character.
  2. 幫 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 幫 appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. 幫 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
幫 => 封, 帛
Radical :
幫 => 圭 (N/A), 寸 (thumb), 白 (white), 巾 (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
幫 => 圭, 𠂇, 亅, 丶, 口, 一, ㇒, 冂, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bang1 - to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired (as worker)/side (of pail, boat etc)/outer layer/group/gang/clique/party/secret society

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 幫 (bang1): The component 帛 is pronounced as 'bo2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 幫 (bang1): The component 白 is pronounced as 'bai2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

帮 (幫)
帮助 (幫助)

Medium Frequency

帮忙 (幫忙)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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