Memory phrase for the character: 救


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Meaning to rescue, to save, to assist

Pronunciation

jiù

Explanation

Left: ask for ([I'm dying of thirst:] Just one drop of water , this is my: request!), right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )

Mnemonic


 
Ask for sb. with a stick in the hand to rescue you.

Radicals

to beg, seek, request[I'm dying of thirst:] Just one drop of water , this is my: request!
rap, strikeShows originally a hand with a whip . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are:
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 Vocabulary

挽救 wǎn jiù  to save; to remedy; to rescue
救国 jiù guó  to save the nation
救济 jiù jì  emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
抢救 qiǎng jiù  rescue
拯救 zhěng jiù  to save; to rescue
拯救 zhěng jiù  

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