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援
yuán
1. to help
2. to assist
3. to aid
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

援
yuán
to assist; to lead; to quote, to cite
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

增援
zēngyuán
to reinforce
外援
wàiyuán
external help
奥援
àoyuán
hidden ally
后援
hòuyuán
reinforcement
援交
yuánjiāo
abbr. for [[援助交際|援助交际<yuánzhùjiāojì>]]
援兵
yuánbīng
reinforcement
援助
yuánzhù
to help
援引
yuányǐn
to quote
援手
yuánshǒu
assistance
援救
yuánjiù
to come to the aid of
援用
yuányòng
to quote
援藏
yuánZàng
pro-Tibet
攀援
pānyuán
to climb up (a rope etc)
支援
zhīyuán
to provide assistance
HSK 6
救援
jiùyuán
to save
求援
qiúyuán
to ask for help
无援
wúyuán
without support
畔援
pànyuán
domineering
声援
shēngyuán
to support (a cause)
请援
qǐngyuán
to request help

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,196
Word Frequency Rank
8,005 of 84,292

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