Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "救", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "救", and master the standard way of writing the character "救".
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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "救" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
救 (jiù)
Part of speech: verb
Original meaning: stop; prohibit; hinder
1. Provide help to escape danger or relieve difficulties.
- Examples: 赈灾 (aid disaster relief), 救命 (save lives), 救护 (provide assistance), 救国 (save the nation), 救难 (rescue in difficulties), 救灾 (disaster relief), 救药 (medical aid), 救正 (remedial action), 救死扶伤 (save lives and treat the injured), 救困扶危 (help those in distress).
2. Termination or cessation.
- Example: 濯以救热 (clean to stop the heat).
3. Rescue or bring off (to help others in distress).
- Example: 解救 (to rescue or relieve), 救穷 (aid the poor), 救度 (to save and liberate from suffering, often referring to intervention by deities or saints), 救落 (to assist or plead for someone).
4. Treatment (to heal or treat).
- Example: 急救 (emergency treatment), 救药 (medical treatment or remedy, also metaphorically meaning to salvage), 救病 (to treat illness), 救疾 (to cure diseases), 救疗 (to heal or treat).
5. Correct (to amend or rectify).
- Example: 救正 (to correct), 救弊 (to rectify malpractice), 救奢 (to correct extravagance), 救过 (to amend mistakes).
6. Ask for help from others (to request rescue).
- Example: 求救于齐 (to ask Qí for help), 请救于魏 (to request aid from Wèi), 求救声 (sound of asking for help).
7. "捄" (another character with an associated meaning).
8. For more, see jū.
earthquake relief work / combat the quake and carry out relief work / carry out (one's) antiquake struggle and relief work / combat the earthquake and do relief work