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援 = 扌 + 爰

援 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “abet”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 爰 (migrating ducks). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2101.

Keyword
abet
RTK frame
2101
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
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Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
援 aid

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 爰 migrating ducks

How to find 援 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “migrating ducks”. 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.