援

to help / to assist / to aid

援 = 扌 + 爰 : Yu the Great (yu) is helping (援) stretching out a flowchart (爰) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) using a toy claw (扌).

援 character breakdown

援
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 爰
  - 一
  - 友
    - 又
      - ㇏
      - ㇇
    - 𠂇
      - 一
      - 丿
  - 爫
    - 丿
    - ⺍
      - 小
        
        亅
        
        八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

爰

yuán = yu + an2

surname Yuan

爰 = 爫 + 一 + 友 : Mnemonic symbol: a flowchart.

Yu the Great (yu) shows her boyfriend (友) a flowchart (爰) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). On it it is written what he has to do in order to spend the night with her. First, he has to use a razor (爫) and shave his beard. Second, he has to play a song on a flute (一) for her. He wants to spend the night with Yu the Great, therefore (爰) he follows the items on the flowchart.

爰

yuán = yu + an2

therefore / consequently / thus / hence / thereupon / it follows that / where? / to change (into) / ancient unit of weight and money