(bāng) - A variant form of 帮 (bāng), meaning 'to & gang, group'

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bāng | 16 strokes | radical:

· bāng

A variant form of 帮 (bāng), meaning 'to help, assist;

gang, group';

also appears in dialectal or historical usage.

A variant form of 帮 (bāng), meaning 'togang, group'also appears in dialectal or historical usage.

Usage highlights

helpgangassistancevariant form

Synonyms

  • help, assist; gang
  • to help, assist

Antonyms

  • to harm, injure

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He offered assistance (帮忙).
  • The group worked together (帮派).
  • This is a variant character form (异体字).

Collocations

  • help(帮忙)
  • gang(帮派)
  • assistance(帮助)
  • variant form(异体字)

Idioms

  • To help others for a just cause(帮理不帮亲)
  • To form cliques(拉帮结派)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character appears as a historical variant of 帮.
  • Variant characters were common in pre-standardization texts.
  • Such variants are now mostly encountered in classical literature or specialized contexts.

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