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助 — to help; to assist

Pinyin
zhù
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 助: 7 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

助 — 7 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 助 in the HSK syllabus: 18

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 帮助bāngzhùassistance; aid; to help; to assistHSK 3
  2. 有助于yǒuzhùyúto contribute to; to promoteHSK 5
  3. 辅助fǔzhùto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliaryHSK 6
  4. 互助hùzhùto help each otherHSK 6
  5. 借助jièzhùto draw support from; with the help ofHSK 6
  6. 救助jiùzhùto help sb in trouble; aid; assistanceHSK 6
  7. 求助qiúzhùto request help; to appealHSK 6
  8. 协助xiézhùto provide assistance; to aidHSK 6
  9. 助理zhùlǐassistantHSK 6
  10. 助手zhùshǒuassistant; helperHSK 6
  11. 自助zìzhùself-serviceHSK 6
  12. 补助bǔzhùto subsidize; subsidy; allowanceHSK 7–9
  13. 揠苗助长yàmiáo-zhùzhǎng—HSK 7–9
  14. 援助yuánzhùto help; to support; to aid; aid; assistanceHSK 7–9
  15. 赞助zànzhùto support; to assist; to sponsorHSK 7–9
  16. 助力zhùlìto help; to aid; assistanceHSK 7–9
  17. 助威zhùwēito cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale ofHSK 7–9
  18. 资助zīzhùto subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidyHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.