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幫: to help

By January 14, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

幫 [帮] bāng

verb | measure word
: to help; to assist; to support
: for somebody (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker)
: side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer
: group; gang; clique; party; secret society

Kun Reading

助ける | たすける tasukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life)
: to reinforce; to promote; to abet

On Reading

幇 | ほう hou

 Usage:

幫[帮]助 bang1zhu4: assistance; aid; to help; to assist
[ほうじょ houjo: assistance; backing]
幫[帮]忙 bang1mang2: to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
幫[帮]凶 bang1xiong1: accomplice; accessory
丐幫[帮] gai4bang1: beggars’ union; a group of beggars
中幫[帮] zhong1bang1: mid-top (shoes)
低幫[低帮] di1bang1: low-top (shoes)
匪幫[匪帮] fei3bang1: gang of bandits; criminal gang (formerly often used of political opponents)
搭幫[帮] da1bang1: to travel together; thanks to
穿幫[帮] chuan1 bang1: (TV or movie) blooper; continuity error; (theater) to flub one’s lines; unintended exposure of a body part; to be exposed (of a scheme or trick); to reveal something one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue; to blow one’s cover



Japanese expression
強盗幇助 | ごうとうほうじょ goutou houjo
: aiding and abetting a robbery



Chinese expression
越幫越忙 [越帮越忙] yue4 bang1 yue4 mang2
: to be officious; to kibitz; to be meddlesome; to force one’s help upon

 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
(bo2: silks) suggests the meaning while
(feng1: to seal; letter) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
帮. Created as unique simplification #7 (幫 » 帮).



 Examples:
请帮我。
qing3 bang1 wo3.
Please help me.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary