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救
jiù
1. to save
2. to assist
3. to rescue
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

救
jiù
aid, help; to rescue, to save
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

呼救
hūjiù
to call for help
得救
déjiù
to be saved
急救
jíjiù
first aid
拯救
zhěngjiù
to save
挽救
wǎnjiù
to save
HSK 6
援救
yuánjiù
to come to the aid of
搜救
sōujiù
search and rescue
搭救
dājiù
rescue
抢救
qiǎngjiù
to rescue
HSK 6
扑救
pūjiù
firefighting
救世
jiùshì
salvation
救主
jiùzhǔ
savior
救亡
jiùwáng
to save from extinction
救出
jiùchū
to rescue
救助
jiùzhù
to help sb in trouble
救命
jiùmìng
to save sb's life
救国
jiùguó
to save the nation
救场
jiùchǎng
to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor)
救市
jiùshì
market rescue (by central bank)
救恩
jiùēn
salvation

Alternate Entries

救
jiù
variant of [[救<jiù>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
871
Word Frequency Rank
716 of 84,292