救

jiù

aid, help; to rescue, to save

Radical: 攵 HSK 3 v, vn pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

救 decomposes into the following components:

求 攵

Semantic component: 攵; phonetic component: 求.

Words containing 救

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 救.

呼救
hū jiù
to call for help
得救
dé jiù
obtain salvation
急救
jí jiù
first aid
扑救
pū jiù
firefighting
抢救
qiǎng jiù
rescue
拯救
zhěng jiù
to save
挽救
wǎn jiù
to save
援救
yuán jiù
to come to the aid of
搜救
sōu jiù
search and rescue
搭救
dā jiù
rescue
救世
jiù shì
salvation
救主
jiù zhǔ
Savior

Related characters (radical 攵)

Characters that share the radical 攵.

攵 收 攸 改 攻 放 政 敃 敄 故 效 敉 敏 敕 敖 敗 敘 教 敛 敝 敞 敢 散 敦

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