援 yuán
(动) verb
: to help; assist; aid
Kun Reading
たすける tasukeru
ichidan
: to help; save; abet
On Reading
えん en
Usage:
援助yuan2zhu4: to help; support; aid
援救yuan2jiu4: 2save; rescue OR
援助yuan2zhu4: to help; support; aid
[えんじょ enjoy: assistance; aid] + suru
援交 yuan2jiao1: dating with compensation [えんこう enkou: schoolgirl prostitution]
援引yuan2yin3: 2quote; cite [えんいん enin: reference]
援兵yuan2bing1: reinforcement / relief [えんぺい enpei]
援救yuan2jiu4: 2save; rescue OR
救援jiu4yuan2 [きゅうえん kyouen: relief; reinforcement]
Chinese idiom
孤獨無援 [孤独无援] gu1 du2 wu2 yuan2
: lonely and isolated
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand radical 64) suggests the meaning while
爰 (yuan2: to lend) provides the sound.
(会意) Associative Compound. A hand 爫 using a stick 一to pull a friend 友.
(假借) Phonetic Loan. Original form of 援
形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand radical 64) suggests the meaning while
爰 (yuan2: to lend) provides the sound.
(会意) Associative Compound. A hand 爫 using a stick 一to pull a friend 友.
(假借) Phonetic Loan. Original form of 援
Examples:
他不理會一切求援的呼籲.
ta1 bu4 li3hui4 yi1 qie1 qiu2 yuan2 de hu1 yu4
He turned a deaf ear to all requests for help.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
