援

yuán
#1,195 most
frequent character
to help, to assist, to aid

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

援 uses 扌 hand with 爰 yuán, which means 'to pull an object' and also gives the sound. It first meant 'to pull an object.' From there it grew to 'support', 'assist, aid', and 'cite.'

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Homophones

HSK 2
圆yuán
circle, round, circular, spherical
HSK 4
元yuán
first, primary, basic
员yuán
a person engaged in some field of activity (waiter
原yuán
primary, original, former, raw
园yuán
garden, an area of land for growing plants
源yuán
root, source, origin
缘yuán
cause, reason, karma, fate

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