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帮 bāng — “to help”
How to write and say the Chinese character 帮 (bāng), which means to help — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Everyday actions.
Pinyin · 拼音 bāng
Meaning · 意思 to help
Strokes · 笔画 9
Radical · 部首 巾 (cloth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
帮 is written with 9 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: a nation's 邦 flag 巾; 邦 also provides the pronunciation.
A common word常用词
帮忙
to help out
Example sentence例句
谢谢你帮我!
Thanks for helping me!
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