援 (wun4 jyun4 | yuan2) : aid; help; hold; pull; quote; cite

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援

wun4 jyun4

yuan2

[1] aid; help; rescue; assist
[2] take hold of; pull by hand
[3] quote; cite; invoke

Jyutping wun4 is standard reading; jyun4 is variant.

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

援

This word has been viewed 10606 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Nov 2013 01:26

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技術支援 gei6 seot6 zi1 wun4/jyun4 = technical support

支援 zi1 wun4/jyun4 zhi1 yuan2 = to support

援助 jyun4 zo6; wun4 zo6 yuan2 zhu4 = aid

增援 zang1 wun4/jyun4 zeng1 yuan2 = to reinforce

救援 gau3 wun4 jiu4 yuan2 = [1] to save; [2] to support, to help, to assist

人道救援 jan4 dou6 gau3 wun4 ren2 dao4 jiu4 yuan2 = humanitarian aid

核支援 hat6 zi1 wun4/jyun4 he2 zhi1 yuan2 = nuclear support

軍事援助 gwan1 si6 jyun4 zo6 jun1 shi4 yuan2 zhu4 = military aid

人道主義救援人員 jan4 dou6 zyu2 ji6 gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4 = humanitarian aid workers

國際救援組織 gwok3 zai3 gau3 wun4 zou2 zik1 = international aid agency

援手 wun4 sau2; jyun4 sau2 yuan2 shou3 = to rescue; to aid

救援人員 gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4 jiu4 yuan2 ren2 yuan2 = rescue workers, relief workers (common formation)

伸出援手 san1 ceot1 wun4 sau2 shen1 chu1 yuan2 shou3 = to stretch out a helping hand; to aid or assit someone

援交 wun4 gaau1 yuan2 jiao1 = compensated dating

援交妹 wun4 gaau1 mui6*1 yuan2 jiao1 mei4 = slang for a prostitute (lit., "compensated dating girl")

攞綜援 lo2 zung1 wun4 luo2 zong1 yuan2 = to be on social welfare 粵

彈盡援絕 daan6 zeon6 wun4 zyut6 dan4 jin4 lyuan2 jue2 = to be out of ammunition with no aid in sight

聲援 sing1 wun4 sheng1 yuan2 = support (a cause)

孤立無援 gu1 laap6 mou4 wun4 gu1 li4 wu2 yuan2 = isolated and helpless

外援 ngoi6 wun4/jyun4 wai2 yuan2 = external help; foreign aid

聯合國救援人員 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4 = UN relief officials

國際救援機構 gwok3 zai3 gau3 wun4 gei1 kau3 = international aid agency (common formation)

緊急救援基金 gan2 gap1 gau3 wun4 gei1 gam1 = Emergency Relief Fund

援交　 wun4 gaau1 yuan2 jiao1 = compendated dating

綜援 zung1 wun4 = Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) - Hong Kong welfare program

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+63f4 (off-site link)

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