援 yuán

1. yuán verb to aid; to assist
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 援 is synonymous with 帮助 or 救援 in this sense (Unihan '援')
2. yuán verb to lead
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '援')
3. yuán verb to quote; to cite
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 援 is synonymous with 引用 in this sense (CC-CEDICT '援'; Unihan '援')

Contained in

• 阻援 to block reinforcements
• 请援(請援) to request help; to appeal (for assistance)
• 技术援助(技術援助) technical assistance
• 增援 to reinforce
• 援兵 reinforcement
• 驰援(馳援) to rush to the rescue
• 援军(援軍) to assist troops
• 救援队(救援隊) rescue team
• 孤立无援(孤立無援) isolated and without help
• 畔援 domineering; tyrannical
• 后援(後援) reinforcement; back-up; supporting force
• 弹尽援绝(彈盡援絕) out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements; in desperate straits
• 围城打援(圍城打援) to besiege and strike the relief force
• 援助之手 a helping hand
• 备援(備援) backup
• 抗美援朝 Resist US, help North Korea
• 军事援助(軍事援助) military aid
• 援藏 pro-Tibet; to support Tibet
• 防化救援 antichemical rescue
• 援救 to come to the aid of; to save; to rescue from danger; to relieve
• 援交小姐 girl who engages in enjo-kōsai
• 援交 compensated dating
• 援手 help; relief; aid; assistance; a helping hand
• 外援 external help; foreign aid
• 声援(聲援) to support (a cause)
• 人道救援 humanitarian aid
• 求援 to ask for help
• 援玉枹 they grasp their jade drum-sticks
• 攀援 to climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant)
• 救援 to save; to support; to help; to assist
• 应援(應援) (originally) to provide assistance; (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc)
• 援引 to quote; to cite
• 奥援(奧援) hidden ally; powerful support; support; backup
• 乞援 to request help
• 援交妹 prostitute
• 援助交际(援助交際) Enjo-kōsai; compensated dating
• 支援 to support; to back
• 援用 to quote; to cite
• 无援(無援) without support; helpless
• 援助机构(援助機構) relief agency; emergency service; rescue organisation
• 援助 to help; to support; to aid

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马援

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Truncated for common words

• 卷二十四 馬援列傳 Volume 24: Biography of Ma Yuan Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 136
• 卷二百七十三 列傳第一百六十一 左良玉 高傑 祖寬 Volume 273 Biographies 161: Zuo Liangyu, Gao Jie, Zu Kuan History of Ming 明史 — count: 26
• 卷二百七十一 列傳第一百五十九 賀世賢 童仲揆 羅一貫 滿桂 趙率教 官惟賢 何可綱 黃龍 金日觀 Volume 271 Biographies 159: He Shixian, Tong Zhongkui, Luo Yiguan, Man Gui, Zhao Lujiao, Guan Weixian, He Kegang, Huang Long, Jin Riguan History of Ming 明史 — count: 21
• 卷二百六十九 列傳第一百五十七 艾萬年 李卑 湯九州 陳于王 侯良柱 張令 猛如虎 虎大威 孫應元 姜名武 尤世威 侯世祿 劉國能 Volume 269 Biographies 157: Ai Wannian, Li Bei, Tang Jiuzhou, Chen Yuwang, Hou Liangzhu, Zhang Ling, Meng Ruhu, Hu Dawei, Sun Yingyuan, Jiang Mingwu, You Shiwei, Hou Shilu, Liu Guoneng History of Ming 明史 — count: 18
• 卷二十六 唐書2: 武皇本紀下 Volume 26 Book of Later Tang 2: Wuhuang Annals 2 Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 16
• 卷十五 魏書十五 劉司馬梁張溫賈傳 Volume 15: Book of Wei 15 - Biographies of Liu, Sima, Liang, Zhang, Wen, and Jia Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 16
• 卷六十六　列傳第五十六 杜僧明 周文育 侯瑱 侯安都 歐陽頠 黃法𣰰 淳于量 章昭達 吳明徹 Volume 66 Biographies 56: Du Sengming, Zhou Wenyu, Hou Zhen, Hou Andou, Ouyang Wei, Huang Fa, Chun Yuliang, Zhang Zhaoda, Wu Mingche History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 16
• 卷一百三十三 列傳第二十一 廖永安 俞通海 胡大海 耿再成 張德勝 趙德勝 桑世傑 茅成 胡深 孫興祖 曹良臣 濮英 Volume 133 Biographies 21: Liao Yongan, Yu Tonghai, Hu Dahai, Geng Zaicheng, Zhang Desheng, Zhao Desheng, Sang Shijie, Mao Cheng, Hu Shen, Sun Xingzu, Cao Liangchen, Pu Ying History of Ming 明史 — count: 15
• 卷二十三 本紀第二十三 莊烈帝一 Volume 23 Annals 23: Emperor Zhuanglie 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 14
• 《離婁章句上》 Commentary on Li Lou I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 14

Collocations

• 援琴 (援琴) 援琴鼓之 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 十過第十 Chapter 10: Ten Faults — count: 12
• 失援 (失援) 失援必斃 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
• 大援 (大援) 子無大援 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 4
• 援戈 (援戈) 援戈而捴之 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷六　覽冥訓 Chapter 6: Observing the Obscure — count: 4
• 卑援 (卑援) 烏孫庶子卑援疐翕侯人眾入匈奴西界 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷九十四下 匈奴傳 Volume 94b: Traditions of the Xiongnu 2 — count: 3
• 援国 (援國) 燕之援國也 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《蘇秦列傳》 Biography of Su Qin — count: 3
• 援疐 (援疐) 烏孫庶子卑援疐翕侯人眾入匈奴西界 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷九十四下 匈奴傳 Volume 94b: Traditions of the Xiongnu 2 — count: 3
• 搏援 (搏援) 搏援攫捷 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 2
• 史援 (史援) 趙史援占曰 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷六 復恩 Chapter 6: Repaying Kindness — count: 2
• 援弓 (援弓) 思援弓繳而射之 — Mencius 孟子, 告子上 Gaozi I — count: 2