帮bāng
to help, to assist; to support, to defend; party; gang. 9 strokes, radical 巾, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 帮
Strokes 1–6 write 邦, then strokes 7–9 write 巾.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 帮 · the stroke-order rules
What 帮 is made of
邦 (bāng, country) and 巾 (jīn, cloth).
A nation's 邦 flag 巾; 邦 also provides the pronunciation.
Words that use 帮
| 帮 | to help 施展自身气力协助他人解决困难 可以，你能不能帮我把两桶大号水抬进厨房里？Sure — could you help me carry these two big buckets of water into the kitchen? Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 18, 打电话与问候 |
| 帮助 | to help, to assist 在别人有困难时给予支持 老师主动帮助学习有困难的学生。The teacher takes the initiative to help students who are struggling. Lesson 2, 努力学习 · 温情相伴与日夕起居 · Affection, Campus Routine & Daily Vitality |
More characters with the radical 巾
All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 巾 radical page.