支援 (zhīyuán) — to support; to aid; to provide backup; backup support

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞

支援 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

支援＝支＋援

ㄓㄩㄢˊ · zhīyuán

verb/noun — to support; to aid; to provide backup; backup support

字源 FORM — what the parts do

支to support, branch (支持的支)zhī又(hand) + 十(a stick/branch) — a hand holding a branch as a prop; to prop up, to branch

援to aid, to rescue (援助的援)yuán扌(hand) + 爰(yuán, phonetic) — the outstretched hand; 爰 gives the sound

支援，支持的支，援助的援。