救

jiù
HSK 5
#870 most
frequent character
to save, to assist, to rescue
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

救 has 求 qiú as the sound part and 攵, a hand with a staff, as a picture part. It first meant to prohibit something. The meaning grew to save or rescue, as if prohibiting someone from dying, and then to assist.

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Example Sentences

他成功地救了那只受伤的鸟。
tā chénggōng dì jiù le nàzhī shòushāng de niǎo 。
He successfully rescued the injured bird.
你能帮我救这个场面吗？
nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiù zhègè chǎngmiàn ma ？
Can you help me save this situation?
这些措施可以救助很多需要帮助的人。
zhèixiē cuòshī kěyǐ jiùzhù hěnduō xūyào bāngzhù de rén 。
These measures can assist many people in need.

Words with similar meanings

援助yuánzhù
aid
援助 (yuánzhù) emphasizes providing help or support, often in a more formal context.
解救jiějiù
rescue
解救 (jiějiù) focuses specifically on the act of freeing someone from danger or difficulty, similar but can imply urgency.

Homophones

HSK 2
就jiù
at once, right away, only
HSK 3
旧jiù
old, opposite: new 新, former

Words Starting With 救

救护车jiù hù chē
ambulance
救济jiù jì
emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods

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