Chinese symbol for “assistance”
帮助
bāng zhù
Traditional: 幫助
assistance; aid; to help; to assist
The closest CC-CEDICT match for assistance is 帮助 (bāng zhù), defined as: assistance; aid; to help; to assist.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “assistance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 援手 | yuán shǒu | assistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand |
| 援助 | yuán zhù | to help; to support |
| 救助 | jiù zhù | to help sb in trouble; aid |
| 助力 | zhù lì | to help; to aid; assistance |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 帮助.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帮忙 (幫忙) | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 黑帮 (黑幫) | hēi bāng | bunch of gangsters; criminal gang |
| 帮派 (幫派) | bāng pài | gang; faction |
| 帮手 (幫手) | bāng shou | helper; assistant |
| 帮会 (幫會) | bāng huì | secret society; underworld gang |
| 协助 (協助) | xié zhù | to provide assistance; to aid |
| 援助 | yuán zhù | to help; to support |
| 资助 (資助) | zī zhù | to subsidize; to provide financial aid |
See also: Japanese symbol for “assistance”.
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.