援
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yuán · to assist

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

扌Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 援

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Example sentences

Notice where 援 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ men zǔ yì zhī jiù yuán duì ba.我们组一支救援队吧。

Let's organize a search party.

Source: Tatoeba #13942532 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de yuán zhù zhēn shì xuě zhōng sòng tàn.他的援助真是雪中送炭。

His help has been invaluable.

Source: Tatoeba #2393874 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dāng rán wǒ jiē shòu le tā de zhī yuán qǐng qiú.当然我接受了他的支援请求。

Of course I accepted his offer of support.

Source: Tatoeba #1438476 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu qí tā rén shēn chū yuán shǒu.没有其他人伸出援手。

Nobody else offered to help.

Source: Tatoeba #1394956 · CC BY 2.0 FR
“ tiān zhǔ shì wǒ men de jiù yuán.”, mù shī shuō.“天主是我们的救援。”,牧师说。

"God is our salvation," said the priest.

Source: Tatoeba #604484 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men tígōng miǎn fèi yuán zhù, rú guǒ yǒu rén xiǎng cóng nǐ zhè dé dào qián, nà jiù shì piànzi.我们提供免费援助,如果有人想从你这得到钱,那就是骗子。

We help for free. If someone wants money from you, they are a scammer.

Source: Tatoeba #10699368 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 援 in context

  1. Say yuán, then recall the core meaning: to assist.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 救援 (jiù yuán), meaning “to save”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 援 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.