援
- to help, to assist, to aid;
Etymology
A phono-semantic compound:
手 (“hand”) provides the meaning;
爰 (won, “thus, therefore”) provides the sound.
援
도울
원
doul
won
Kangxi radical:64, 手 + 9
Strokes:12
Unicode:U+63F4
Cangjie input:
- 手月一水 (QBME)
Composition:
- ⿰ 扌 爰