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帮

Traditional: 幇 · 幚 · 幫

bāng

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bāng · bong1 (Jyutping)

  1. old variant of 幫|帮[bang1]
  2. to help
  3. to assist
  4. to support
  5. for sb (i.e. as a help)
  6. hired (as worker)
  7. side (of pail, boat etc)
  8. outer layer
  9. upper (of a shoe)
  10. group
  11. gang
  12. clique
  13. party
  14. secret society

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

帮

Meaning
help, assist; defend; shoe upper
Radical
巾
Strokes
9
Components
⿱邦巾
Cangjie
QLLB
Four-corner
5722

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