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帮

bāng

HSK 2 Character Traditional 幫

What 帮 means

1. to help
2. to assist
3. to support
4. for sb (i.e. as a help)
5. hired (as worker)
6. side (of pail, boat etc)
7. outer layer
8. upper (of a shoe)
9. group
10. gang
11. clique
12. party
13. secret society

Other readings

帮 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bāngold variant of {帮|bāng}
• bāngold variant of {帮|bāng}

Example sentences

• 帮她！
  Help her!
• 请帮我。
  Please help me.
• 请帮助我。
  Please help me.
• 帮我一下。
  Help me.
• 谁帮帮她？
  Who helps her?
• 帮我起来。
  Help me stand up.

Words starting with 帮

• 帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist
• 帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor
• 帮手bāng shouhelper; assistant
• 帮帮忙bāng bang mángto help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!
• 帮派bāng pàigang; faction
• 帮凶bāng xiōngaccomplice; accessory
• 帮会bāng huìsecret society; underworld gang
• 帮教bāng jiàoto mentor
• 帮子bāng ziouter (of cabbage etc); upper (of a shoe); (colloquial) group
• 帮扶bāng fúto provide assistance to; to support
• 帮腔bāng qiāngvocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas; to speak in support of…
• 帮工bāng gōngto help with farm work; casual laborer
• 帮衬bāng chènto help; to assist financially
• 帮同bāng tóngto help (sb do sth); to assist (sb in doing sth)
• 帮办bāng bànassist in managing; deputy
• 帮宝适Bāng bǎo shì(brand) Pampers
• 帮厨bāng chúhelp in the mess kitchen
• 帮倒忙bāng dào mángto be more of a hindrance than a help
• 帮浦bāng pǔpump (loanword)
• 帮闲bāng xiánto hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc
• 帮佣bāng yōngservant; domestic help

Words containing 帮

• 四人帮Sì rén bāngGang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青
• 黑帮hēi bāngbunch of gangsters; criminal gang; organized crime syndicate
• 丐帮gài bāngbeggars' union; a group of beggars
• 腮帮子sāi bāng zicheek
• 中帮zhōng bāngmid-top (shoes)
• 相帮xiāng bāngto help one another; to aid
• 马帮mǎ bāngcaravan of horses carrying goods
• 高帮gāo bānghigh-top (shoes); ankle-high shoes
• 传帮带chuán bāng dàito pass on experience (to the next generation)
• 有帮助yǒu bāng zhùhelpful
• 低帮dī bānglow-top (shoes)
• 船帮chuán bāngside of boat or ship; gunwale
• 清红帮qīng hóng bāngtraditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons
• 青红帮qīng hóng bāngtraditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons
• 短衣帮duǎn yī bānglit. short jacket party; working people; the toiling masses
• 血帮Xuè bāngBloods, street gang in USA
• 穿帮chuān bāng(TV or movie) blooper; continuity error; (theater) to flub one's lines
• 本帮菜běn bāng càiShanghainese food
• 越帮越忙yuè bāng yuè mángto be officious; to kibitz; to be meddlesome
• 鞋帮xié bānguppers of a shoe
• 搭帮dā bāngto travel together; thanks to
• 匪帮fěi bānggang of bandits; criminal gang (formerly often used of political opponents)
• 瘸帮Qué bāngCrips (gang)
• 腮帮sāi bāngcheek; upper (of a shoe)

Characters built on 邦

These share the phonetic component 邦 (bāng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 绑bǎngto tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap
• 梆bāngwatchman's rattle

Characters that look like 帮

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 带dàiband; belt; girdle
• 顿dùnto stop; to pause; to arrange
• 娠shēnpregnant
• 铎duólarge ancient bell
• 钡bèibarium (chemistry)
• 笏hù(old) ceremonial tablet (held by officials at an audience)

Sounds the same

Read bāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 浜stream; creek
• 邦(bound form) country; nation; state
• 梆watchman's rattle
• 𠳐(onomatopoeia) bang (door slamming shut etc); rat-a-tat (knocking on a door etc)