救

to save; to assist; to rescue

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #900 U+6551

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

攵 (semantic, “hand”) + 求 (phonetic, qiú)

components: 求攵

rescue · Heisig RSH #343

taskmaster + 求 request

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 求

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 求 (qiú) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
求 sound component	qiú	to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
球	qiú	ball, globe, sphere; round
裘	qiú	fur coat; surname
俅	qiú	ornamental cap
逑	qiú	to unite, to collect; pair, match

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
治病救人	zhì bìng jiù rén	to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him
远水不救近火	yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ	see 遠水救不了近火\|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
不可救药	bù kě jiù yào	see 無可救藥\|无可救药[wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4]
曲线救国	qū xiàn jiù guó	(of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-…
无可救药	wú kě jiù yào	(idiom) (of an illness) incurable; (of a person, behavior etc) incorrigible; beyond any po…
无药可救	wú yào kě jiù	see 無可救藥\|无可救药[wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4]
远水救不了近火	yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ	water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here; (fig.) a slow …
救生员	jiù shēng yuán	lifeguard
救世主	Jiù shì zhǔ	the Savior (in Christianity)
救护人员	jiù hù rén yuán	rescue worker
救世军	Jiù shì jūn	Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865)
救生衣	jiù shēng yī	life jacket; life vest
行政救济	xíng zhèng jiù jì	administrative remedy
救场如救火	jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ	the show must go on (idiom)
救国	jiù guó	to save the nation
救市	jiù shì	market rescue (by central bank)
救生	jiù shēng	to save a life; life-saving
救生船	jiù shēng chuán	lifeboat
自救	zì jiù	to get oneself out of trouble
有救	yǒu jiù	able to be saved; there's still a chance; remediable