Chinese symbol for “help”
帮
bāng
Traditional: 幫
to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for help is 帮 (bāng), defined as: to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc).
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 “help”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 援助 | yuán zhù | to help; to support |
| 帮忙 (幫忙) | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 助 | zhù | to help; to assist |
| 扶持 | fú chí | to help; to assist |
| 援 | yuán | to help; to assist |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 帮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帮助 (幫助) | bāng zhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “help”.
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.