援 = 扌 + 爰

援 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “aid”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 爰 (lead on to).

Keyword: aid
Pinyin (Mandarin): yuán
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: aid, assist, помощь, assist
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 援 abet

Decomposition

ids

扌 hand
爰 lead on to

How to find 援 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “lead on to”. 援 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 援 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.