借助
jiè zhù · HSK 7
with the help of
🤝 借 borrow + 助 help = borrow someone's help; to draw support from
借 means borrow and 助 means help or aid. Together 借助 is borrowing help — leaning on a tool or person to get something done, as in with the help of.
借 — person radical 亻 + 昔 (formerly)
借 combines the person radical 亻 with 昔, which provides the sound and originally meant 'former times.' The character depicts a person engaging in an act tied to time — borrowing or lending something with the expectation of return. Today it means 'to borrow' or 'to lend.'