Chinese symbol for “assistant”
助理
zhù lǐ
assistant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for assistant is 助理 (zhù lǐ), defined as: assistant.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “assistant”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 助手 | zhù shǒu | assistant; helper |
| 副手 | fù shǒu | assistant |
| 从 (從) | cóng | from; through; via; (bound form) to follow |
| 副 | fù | secondary; auxiliary |
| 手臂 | shǒu bì | arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 助理.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帮助 (幫助) | bāng zhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 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 |
| 辅助 (輔助) | fǔ zhù | to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage |
| 处理 (處理) | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish |
| 理论 (理論) | lǐ lùn | theory; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “assistant”.
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.