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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
助 character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
助 ＝ 力 ＋ 且
ㄓㄨˋ · zhù
verb — to help, assist; noun — aid

字源 FORM — what the parts do

力義strength, a flexed arm
且聲qiě — gives the soundalso seen in 祖、組、阻
{j,q,x→zh,ch}ITqiě → zhù — the palatal slid back to a retroflex
Add strength (力) to someone — to help. 且 qiě carries the sound, the same piece in 祖、組、阻, here worn forward to zhù. Lend your arm where it's needed: 幫助、助手、資助.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

他扛不動，你過去搭一把力（力）——擔子輕了。
He can't lift it; you put your arm (力) under the load — and it goes light.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)相助— to help, assist常用
→幫助、助手— help; an assistant常用
⇒資助、救助— to aid, subsidize, rescue
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
劫jiéthe lookalike — 劫 puts 去 beside the 力, 助 keeps 且; rob versus help且qiěthe sound it borrows — and the 且 column of 祖組阻