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Character Decomposition
援=扌+爰
Etymology
To lead 爰 by hand 扌; 爰 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
to help
to assist
to aid
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Words with 援 132 total
to save · to support · to help · to assist救援jiù yuánto climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant)攀援pān yuándomineering; tyrannical畔援pàn yuánto ask for help求援qiú yuánto request help · to appeal (for assistance)请援qǐng yuánto support (a cause)声援shēng yuánforeign aid · external aid · (sports) foreign player · player recruited from overseas外援wài yuán(originally) to provide assistance · (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc)应援yìng yuán(military) reinforcements援兵yuán bīngto come to the aid of · to save · to rescue from danger · to relieve援救yuán jiù
Idioms with 援 17 total Chain
out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits弹尽援绝dàn jìn yuán juéisolated and without help孤立无援gū lì wú yuánto besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops围城打援wéi chéng dǎ yuán
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