助
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Translingual
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Han character
助 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 月一大尸 (BMKS), four-corner 74127, composition ⿰且力)
References
- KangXi: page 146, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2313
- Dae Jaweon: page 330, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 368, character 8
- Unihan data for U+52A9
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 助 | |
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| alternative forms | 㫑 𦔳 𧴧 𤋰 𠡎 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 助 | |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (且) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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| 虘 | *zaːl, *zaː |
| 蔖 | *zlaːl, *sʰaːʔ |
| 摣 | *rnaː, *ʔsraː |
| 袓 | *ʔsjaː, *zaʔ |
| 怚 | *ʔsjaː, *ʔsas, *zaʔ |
| 罝 | *ʔsjaː |
| 謯 | *ʔslja, *ʔsraːʔ |
| 姐 | *ʔsjaːʔ |
| 抯 | *ʔsljaːʔ, *ljaːʔ, *ʔsraː |
| 飷 | *ʔsjaːʔ |
| 且 | *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa |
| 趄 | *sʰjaːs, *sʰa |
| 笡 | *sʰjaːs |
| 查 | *ʔsraː, *zraː, *zraː |
| 柤 | *ʔsraː |
| 樝 | *ʔsraː |
| 皻 | *ʔsraː |
| 渣 | *ʔsraː |
| 楂 | *zraː |
| 苴 | *zraː, *ʔsa, *ʔsaʔ, *sʰa |
| 駔 | *ʔslaːŋʔ, *zaːʔ |
| 租 | *ʔsaː |
| 蒩 | *ʔsaː, *ʔsaːʔ, *sʰa |
| 祖 | *ʔsaːʔ |
| 組 | *ʔsaːʔ |
| 珇 | *ʔsaːʔ |
| 靻 | *ʔsaːʔ |
| 粗 | *sʰaː, *zaːʔ |
| 徂 | *zaː |
| 殂 | *zaː |
| 麆 | *zaːʔ, *zras |
| 伹 | *zaːʔ, *sʰa |
| 蛆 | *ʔsa, *sʰa |
| 沮 | *ʔsa, *ʔsas, *sʰa, *zaʔ, *ʔsra |
| 咀 | *ʔsaʔ, *zaʔ |
| 疽 | *sʰa |
| 雎 | *sʰa |
| 狙 | *sʰa, *sʰas |
| 岨 | *sʰa |
| 砠 | *sʰa |
| 坥 | *sʰa, *sʰas |
| 刞 | *sʰas |
| 覰 | *sʰas |
| 覷 | *sʰas |
| 跙 | *zaʔ |
| 筯 | *das |
| 菹 | *ʔsra |
| 葅 | *ʔsra |
| 阻 | *ʔsraʔ, *ʔsras |
| 俎 | *ʔsraʔ |
| 詛 | *ʔsraʔ, *ʔsras |
| 鉏 | *zra, *zraʔ |
| 豠 | *zra |
| 鋤 | *zra |
| 耡 | *zra, *zras |
| 齟 | *zraʔ |
| 助 | *zras |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zras) : phonetic 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa) + semantic 力 (“strong arm”) – to help with one’s strength.
Pronunciation
Definitions
助
- to help; to aid; to assist
Synonyms
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Compounds
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Descendants
- → Thai: ช่วย (chûai)
References
- “助”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00384
Japanese
Kanji
助
(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: じょ (jo, Jōyō)←じよ (zyo, historical)
- Kan-on: そ (so)
- Kun: たすける (tasukeru, 助ける, Jōyō); たすかる (tasukaru, 助かる, Jōyō); すけ (suke, 助, Jōyō)
Noun
助 • (suke)
- assistance
Prefix
助 • (jo-)
- help
- assistant
Korean
Hanja
助 (eumhun 도울 조 (doul jo))
- Hanja form? of 조 (“help”).
Compounds
- 원조 (援助, wonjo, “aid; assistance; support”)
- 조력 (助力, joryeok, “help; assistance; helping hand”)
Vietnamese
Han character
助: Hán Nôm readings: trợ, rợ, chợ, chữa, đợ
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