jiù = ji + ou4
variant of 救[jiu4]
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jiù = ji + ou4
to save / to assist / to rescue
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How to pronounce 救

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

救 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= pu + Ø1
variant of 攴[pu1]
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qiú = qi + ou2
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
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Characters with 救 as component

救 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 救

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to save / to rescue
to save; to rescue
to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me!

Sentences with 救

救 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiù

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