(bāng)

HSK 19 strokesTrad.

old variant of 帮

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
bāng
Meaning
old variant of 帮
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱邦巾

A nation's 邦 flag 巾; 邦 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : A feudal 封 flag 帛; 封 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  8. 8
  9. 9

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bāngmáng
HSK 1

to help

Open 帮忙 page →
bāngzhù
HSK 2

assistance; aid

Open 帮助 page →
bāngshǒu
HSK 7-9

helper; assistant

Open 帮手 page →
gàibāng

beggars' union; a group of beggars

Open 丐帮 page →
zhōngbāng

mid-top (shoes)

Open 中帮 page →
bāng

low-top (shoes)

Open 低帮 page →
fěibāng

gang of bandits

Open 匪帮 page →

Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiang1 Qing1], Zhang Chunqiao 张春桥, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[Yao2 Wen…

Open 四人帮 page →

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