Chinese Character 助 Meanings and components.

Form

助

Meaning

助 meaning[3] in English

To Help.

To Assist.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 助 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are and (且) , and surname Li (力)

Its radical[1] is: 力 (li4) which means: Surname Li, .力li4surname Li

In cangjie it is written with BMKS

How to write 助

To write助zhu4to help you should write a combination of 且qie3and , 力li4surname Li arranged in a 吅 shape:

且 + 力 = 助

助 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 助 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 助, looks as follow:

助
Pinyin:zhu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Help . To Assist
且
Pinyin:qie3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: And . Moreover . Yet . For The Time Being . To Be About To . Both (... And...)
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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