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爰

yuán

pull, draw, lead on

Pictograph of two hands pulling a rope.

Components
爪 iconic component

爪  Iconic component

zhǎo, zhuǎ

  

hand, claw

Depicts a hand.

◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts a rope being pulled.

又 iconic component

又  Iconic component

yòu

  

(hand), again

Depicts a hand.

Evolution

爰 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
爰 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
爰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
爰 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
爰 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

爰  

yuán

lead on to; therefore, then; therefore; consequently; thus; hence; thereupon; it follows that; where?; to change (into); ancient unit of weight and money

爰  

Yuán

surname Yuan

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

援

Sound component in 8 characters (1 verified)

暖 緩 缓 援 媛 谖 瑗 锾

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*ɢʷa[n]

hjwon

yuán

there, then, thereupon


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4896th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

9

Unicode

U+7230

Shuowen

“爰，引也。从，从于。籀文以為車轅字。”


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