援 yuán
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 爰 to lead on to
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
援助
yuánzhù
to aid; assistance
Characters in this word
助 zhù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 国际组织向受灾地区提供紧急援助，但后续重建仍缺乏长期资金。 Guójì zǔzhī xiàng shòuzāi dìqū tígōng jǐnjí yuánzhù, dàn hòuxù chóngjiàn réng quēfá chángqī zījīn. International organisations provided emergency aid to the disaster-hit area, but the subsequent reconstruction still lacks long-term funding.
- 政府向洪水灾民提供了食物和临时住房援助。 Zhèngfǔ xiàng hóngshuǐ zāimín tígōngle shíwù hé línshí zhùfáng yuánzhù. The government provided food and temporary housing aid to the flood victims.
- 这家慈善机构多年来一直援助山区贫困的孩子。 Zhè jiā císhàn jīgòu duō nián lái yīzhí yuánzhù shānqū pínkùn de háizi. This charity has been helping children in poor mountain areas for many years.
Related words
- 救援 jiùyuán rescue, relief
- 外援 wàiyuán external aid; foreign reinforcement
- 支援 zhīyuán to support; to aid; reinforcement
- 帮助 bāngzhù to help; help
- 赞助 zànzhù to sponsor
- 辅助 fǔzhù to assist; supporting
- 助理 zhùlǐ assistant
- 助手 zhùshǒu helper; assistant
- 资助 zīzhù to support financially
- 互助 hùzhù mutual aid
- 借助 jièzhù to use as a means
- 救助 jiùzhù to help, to rescue