yuán

common
verb

Meaning of

援 means to pull; to haul; to grasp; to quote; to cite; to reference. Pronounced yuán.

  • to pull; to haul; to grasp
  • to quote; to cite; to reference
  • to aid; to support; to assist

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Dēng
shān
duì
yuán
pān
yuán
dēng
shàng
le
fēng
dǐng
 

The mountaineering team climbed to the summit by pulling themselves up.

yuán
zhù
lán
gān
wěn
zhù
shēn
 

He gripped the railing to steady himself.

Pān
yán
zhě
kào
shéng
suǒ
yuán
pān
qiào
 

Rock climbers use ropes to pull themselves up steep cliffs.

Xiǎo
hái
yuán
zhe
ma
de
shǒu
guò
 

The little girl held her mother's hand to cross the road.

Dēng
shān
duì
zài
xuán
biān
yuán
zhù
tóng
bàn
 

The mountaineering team pulled their companion to safety at the cliff edge.