BASIC CHARACTERS • 630–634
路 630 13 strokes
病 631 10 strokes
邦 632 6 strokes
帮 633 9 strokes
绑
LÙ, road; kind, sort; family name [A] L2 The “foot” radical for meaning (“road”); the other part once gave the sound. 路上 lùshang on the road; en route [B] 路口 lùkǒu (road) intersection [C] 路过 lùguò to go past [C] 路子 lùzi approach, means; “pull” [D] 走路 zǒulù to walk BÌNG, sickness, be sick [A] The “sick” radical + bǐng (617) for sound. 看病 kànbìng to see a doctor; to examine a patient [A] 病人 bìngrén an invalid, a patient [B] 病房 bìngfáng sickroom, ward [B] 生病 shēngbìng to get sick [C] L2 病情 bìngqíng patient’s condition [C] BĀNG, nation [D] The “right ear/city” radical helps with the meaning. 邦交 bāngjiāo diplomatic relations 城邦 chéngbāng a city-state 联邦 liánbāng federation; union; commonwealth 邦联 bānglián confederation
BĀNG, to help; clique, group [A] Bāng (632) gives the sound. “Cloth” is abbreviated from an earlier “riches,” perhaps with the idea “help (collaboration) is important in creating wealth.” 帮忙 bāngmáng to help [B] L3 帮手 bāngshǒu helper 一帮人 yìbāng rén gang, clique
幫
BǍNG, to bind, to tie; to kidnap [C] The “silk” radical is there for the meaning, 邦 bāng (632) for the sound. 绑架 bǎngjià to kidnap L6
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