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Chinese symbol for “assist”

辅助
fǔ zhù
Traditional: 輔助
to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary

The closest CC-CEDICT match for assist is 辅助 (fǔ zhù), defined as: to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

辅 fǔ
side road; to assist, to coach, to tutor
radical 159 ⾞ · 11 strokes
助 zhù
to help, to aid, to assist
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “assist”

WordPinyinMeaning
辅 (輔)fǔto assist; to complement
佐zuǒto assist; assistant
协办 (協辦)xié bànto assist; to help sb do sth
扶助fú zhùto assist
辅佐 (輔佐)fǔ zuǒto assist (usually a ruler)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 辅助.

WordPinyinMeaning
辅导 (輔導)fǔ dǎoto guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
辅佐 (輔佐)fǔ zuǒto assist (usually a ruler)
辅以 (輔以)fǔ yǐsupplemented by; accompanied by
辅导员 (輔導員)fǔ dǎo yuánstudent counselor (in Chinese universities)
相辅相成 (相輔相成)xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng(idiom) to complement one another
帮助 (幫助)bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
援助yuán zhùto help; to support

See also: Japanese symbol for “assist”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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