assist

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
畐 sound component

  Sound component

  

to fill

刂 meaning component

  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

is a component form of .

Evolution

副 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
副 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
副 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

assist; supplement; assistant; secondary; auxiliary; deputy; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

Most common words with 副
Freq.
Word
Meaning

secondary

副主任

deputy director

副作用

side effect

副主席

vice-chairperson

副书记

deputy secretary