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to help 爰
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| Explanation |
This radical is very similar to love: 爱. Here however, an upper hand 爫 helps a lower hand 又 through a rope ノ in which there are two knots 二.
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Used in these characters:
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爱
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to love, affection, to be fond of, to like
ài
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爱
爰
爫
冖
受
友
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From top: hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖 friend 友 (They shake hands  ,又 because they are friends.)
The hand that gives you a cover from above (i.e. a blanket?) is of the friend who loves you.
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暖
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to warm, to heat
nuǎn
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日
爰
爫
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Left: sun 日, right: to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
The sun helps to warm up.
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缓
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| relaxed, unhurried, sluggish, to defer
huǎn
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糸
爰
爫
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
If you have a thread (a rope?) for helping you can be relaxed.
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援
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to help, to assist, aid
yuán
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扌
爰
爫
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Left: hand 扌, right: to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
A hand helps to help.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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