Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "拯", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "拯", and master the standard way of writing the character "拯".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 拯
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "拯" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
to raise / to aid / to support / to save / to rescue
拯 [zhěng]
1. To rescue; to aid.
- Example: 拯救 (to save); 拯饥 (to relieve hunger); 拯弊 (to rectify illness); 拯民于水火之中 (to save the people from disaster).
2. (Literal meaning) To lift upwards.
- Notes: This character consists of the radical for 'hand' and the phonetic component '丞' (chéng).
3. To provide assistance or relief.
- Examples:
- 清· 徐珂《清稗类钞·战事类》: 我必尽吾力以拯吾村 (I will do my best to save my village).
- 起而拯之 (to rise and rescue it).
4. Related terms:
- 拯弊 (to rectify decline and illness);
- 拯世 (to save the world);
- 拯物 (to help the world);
- 拯恤 (to aid and relieve);
- 拯抚 (to aid and soothe);
- 拯济 (to help; to relieve).