Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/帮(幫)-bāng-help;-gang,-clique

帮(幫) bāng help; gang, clique in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 巾 jīn “cloth.” Phonetic of the simplified form is 邦 bāng “nation.” Phonetic of the traditional form is 封 fēng “seal.” The other component in the traditional form is 帛 bó “silk.” “Silk cloth” 巾 was formerly used as currency and was therefore recognized as being the biggest “help” 帮 to the “nation” 邦. Distinguish 帮 (幫) from 市 shì.

Examples

• 帮 (幫) bāng help [V]
• 帮忙 (幫忙) bāngmáng help [VO]
• 帮 (幫) bāng gang, clique, group [N/M]
• 四人帮 (四人幫) Sìrénbāng Gang of Four [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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