(jiù) - to save, to rescue in Mandarin
jiùTraditional: 救
HSK 4
#423 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to save, to rescue
Word origin
救 means to save or rescue. It is a phono-semantic compound with the 攵 'action/strike' radical and the phonetic 求 (qiú, to seek), the sense being to act to help.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 攵 (action radical) + 求 (qiú, phonetic)
Stroke order
救
Examples
！
Come and save me quickly!
。
He rescued a dog.
。
The doctor saved his life.
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The doctor has saved many people.
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Please save her quickly.
救 (jiù) - to save, to rescue.
Appears in 2 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 救.
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