jiù

to save; to rescue; to assist

HSK 5 #872

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 872nd character
Radical ⽁ (66.7)
Strokes 11
Index # 2232

Definitions

救 jiù
  1. 1. to save
  2. 2. to rescue
  3. 3. to assist

Stroke order

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Words containing 救

Word Meaning
Chinese anti-Japanese national salvation movement
earthquake relief headquarter
earthquake relief headquarter
to fix a problem but make it worse
Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)
to rescue a child; Save the Children, a British charity
to rescue a child; Save the Children, a British charity
to sacrifice oneself to save others
search and rescue
search and rescue dog
to rescue
emergency rescue and disaster relief
emergency rescue and disaster relief
firefighting
salvation
Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865)
the Salvation Army Christian charity group
savior
to save the nation; to save from extinction
saving a life is the greatest good
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
to rescue; to pluck from danger
one's last hope; (one's) last straw to clutch at
to save the nation
to save the nation