援(yuán)

HSK 612 strokes

to help

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Character information

Pinyin
yuán
Meaning
to help; to assist; to aid
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 援 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌爰

To lead 爰 by hand 扌; 爰 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu爰yuán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 援 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 援

Common words using 援 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yuán援zhù助
HSK 6

to help

Open 援助 page →
zhī支yuán援
HSK 6

to provide assistance

Open 支援 page →
jiù救yuán援
HSK 6

to save

Open 救援 page →
wài外yuán援
HSK 7-9

foreign aid; external aid; (sports) foreign player; player recruited from o…

Open 外援 page →
bèi备yuán援

backup (Tw)

Open 备援 page →
zēng增yuán援

to reinforce

Open 增援 page →
wéi围chéng城dǎ打yuán援

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entic…

Open 围城打援 page →
gū孤lì立wú无yuán援

isolated and without help

Open 孤立无援 page →

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 援’s common words

助支救外备增围城

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