辅 (fǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to assist”. It is written from 车 (vehicle; cart) and 甫 (fǔ (sound component)), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
车 + 甫
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·車部：輔，人頰車也。从車甫聲（现代字形 ⿰车甫；笔画核验 车4 + 甫7 = 11）
Memory aid
A cart (车) on the left, and 甫 on the right giving the sound fǔ. Picture a helper steadying your cart — 辅 fǔ means to assist.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 辅导fǔ dǎoto tutor; to coach; tutoring辅 = fǔspoken asfú dǎo
- 辅佐fǔ zuǒto assist (a leader); to aid辅 = fǔ
Go deeper
All readings
to assist
to assist; to help; supplementary; auxiliary
从旁帮助；也指起辅助作用的、次要的。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 辅导fǔ dǎoto tutor; to coach; tutoring辅 = fǔspoken asfú dǎo
- 辅佐fǔ zuǒto assist (a leader); to aid辅 = fǔ
Sound component
甫 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 辅 mean?
辅 (fǔ) means to assist; to help; supplementary; auxiliary.
How do you pronounce 辅?
It is pronounced fǔ.
What parts is 辅 made of?
车 (vehicle; cart) and 甫 (fǔ (sound component)), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·車部：輔，人頰車也。从車甫聲（现代字形 ⿰车甫；笔画核验 车4 + 甫7 = 11）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 辅 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 辅?
车. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 辅?
Common ones are 辅导 and 辅佐. The reading of 辅 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.