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援

yuán

HSK 6 Character

What 援 means

1. to help
2. to assist
3. to aid

Example sentences

• 没有其他人伸出援手。
  Méiyǒu qítā rén shēnchū yuánshǒu.
  Nobody else offered to help.
• 他的援助真是雪中送炭。
  His help has been invaluable.
• 当然我接受了他的支援请求。
  Dāngrán wǒ jiēshòu le tā de zhīyuán qǐngqiú.
  Of course I accepted his offer of support.
• “天主是我们的救援。”，牧师说。
  "Tiānzhǔ shì wǒmen de jiùyuán.", mùshī shuō.
  "God is our salvation," said the priest.
• 红十字会不断地给灾区提供食物援助。
  Hóngshízì huì bù duàn de gěi zāiqū tígōng shíwù yuánzhù.
  The Red Cross constantly supplies food to the disaster areas.
• 援救人员为了找到孩子，仔细搜索了那个区域。
  The rescue worker searched the area, looking for the child.

Words starting with 援

• 援助yuán zhùto help; to support; to aid
• 援引yuán yǐnto quote; to cite; to recommend (a friend, an associate etc)
• 援手yuán shǒuassistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand
• 援救yuán jiùto come to the aid of; to save; to rescue from danger
• 援用yuán yòngto quote; to cite
• 援军yuán jūn(military) reinforcements
• 援助之手yuán zhù zhī shǒua helping hand
• 援助交际yuán zhù jiāo jìEnjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men…
• 援助机构yuán zhù jī gòurelief agency; emergency service; rescue organization
• 援兵yuán bīng(military) reinforcements
• 援藏yuán Zàngpro-Tibet; to support Tibet; to support Tibetan independence
• 援交小姐yuán jiāo xiǎo jiegirl who engages in enjo-kōsai; see also 援助交际
• 援交妹yuán jiāo mèiprostitute (slang); see also 援助交际
• 援交yuán jiāoabbr. for 援助交际

Words containing 援

• 支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support; to back
• 救援jiù yuánto save; to support; to help
• 声援shēng yuánto support (a cause)
• 抗美援朝kàng Měi yuán CháoResist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
• 外援wài yuánforeign aid; external aid; (sports) foreign player
• 增援zēng yuánto reinforce
• 求援qiú yuánto ask for help
• 孤立无援gū lì wú yuánisolated and without help
• 后援hòu yuánreinforcement; back-up; supporting force
• 备援bèi yuánbackup (Tw)
• 应援yìng yuán(originally) to provide assistance; (more recently) to show one's support…
• 法援fǎ yuánlegal aid (abbr. for 法律援助
• 无援wú yuánwithout support; helpless
• 请援qǐng yuánto request help; to appeal (for assistance)
• 后援会hòu yuán huìsupport group (e.g. for an election candidate); fan club
• 技术援助jì shù yuán zhùtechnical assistance
• 军事援助jūn shì yuán zhùmilitary aid
• 围城打援wéi chéng dǎ yuánto besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice…
• 奥援ào yuánhidden ally; powerful support; support
• 救援队jiù yuán duìrescue team
• 人道救援rén dào jiù yuánhumanitarian aid
• 防化救援fáng huà jiù yuánantichemical rescue
• 弹尽援绝dàn jìn yuán juéout of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
• 阻援zǔ yuánto block reinforcements

Characters built on 爰

These share the phonetic component 爰 (yuán), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 缓huǎnslow; unhurried; sluggish
• 暖nuǎnwarm; to warm
• 媛yuánused in 婵媛
• 瑗yuànlarge jade ring
• 锾huánancient unit of weight; money

Characters that look like 援

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward
• 措cuòto handle; to manage; to put in order
• 捷jiévictory; triumph; quick
• 摄shè(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images)…
• 媛yuánused in 婵媛
• 痘dòupimple; pustule

Sounds the same

Read yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 元currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary…
• 员(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member…
• 原former; original; primary
• 园land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation…
• 圆circle; round; circular
• 源root; source; origin
• 缘cause; reason; karma
• 辕shaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen…
• 袁long robe (old)
• 猿ape
• 媛used in 婵媛
• 垣wall