搭帮
dā​bāng

thanks to

搭 dā join together

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 荅 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

荅
荅 Sound component
dā, dá, tà small bean

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtuːb
tʰoːb

Sources

Character origin
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Zhengzhang Shangfang

帮 bāng help Simplified

Original meaning: side of a shoe

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 邦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 幫. Based on the original meaning "side of a shoe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth
邦
邦 Sound component
bāng nation

Sources

Character origin
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幫 bāng help Traditional

Original meaning: side of a shoe

Phonosemantic compound. 帛 represents the meaning and 封 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "side of a shoe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

帛
帛 Meaning component
bó silks
封
封 Sound component
fēng letter

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpaːŋ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang