yuán

Whole syllable:yuánVideo guide
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Structure:Left to right
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  • 1

    v.aid; help; rescue; assist

    • tā dú zì yī rén gū lì wú yuán

      独自孤立

      He was isolated and cut off from help.

    • zhī yuán

      support

    • zēng yuán

      reinforce

  • 2

    v.hold; pull by hand

    • pān yuán

      climb up by holding on to something

  • 3

    v.cite; quote

    • yuán yòng

      invoke

    • yǒu lì kě yuán

      There's a precedent to quote.

    • yuán yǐn

      cite

Words and phrases with 援

  • 援兵
    [word]reinforcements
  • 援助国
    [word]aid-giving nation
  • 援外
    [word]foreign aid
  • 援手
    [word]aid; helping hand
  • 援助协定
    [word]agreement concerning aid
  • 援用
    [word]cite; recommend and appoint somebody
  • 援笔
    [word]take up a pen
  • 援交
    [word]the practice of elderly men paying and buying things for attractive younger women for companionship and possibly sexual favors
  • 援引
    [word]cite; recommend or appoint somebody to a post

Similar-form characters to 援

Chinese Characters with pinyin yuán

  • original; raw
  • chief;first
  • round; circle
  • garden; a place for public recreation
  • source of a river; cause