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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jiu4
- English meanings
- relief, relieve, help, salve, salvage, rescue, save, succour
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 求; right 攵.
Meaning & sound clues
攵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
求 is identified as the sound component (qiú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 救.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
for long time
nine
fault; blame
then
to seize
old
moxibustion
study; investigate
correct; entangle; gather
maternal uncle
vin
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 呼救
- 急救
- 抢救
- 拯救
- 挽救
- 搜救
- 救助
- 救命
- 救护车
- 救援
- 救治
- 救济
- 救灾
- 求救
- 营救
- 补救
- 解救