Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 救

救

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Meaning

 to rescue, to save, to assist

Pronunciation

 jiù

Explanation

 Left: ask for 求 ([I'm dying of thirst:] Just one 一 drop 丶 of water 水, this is my: request!), right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)

Mnemonic

Ask for sb. with a stick in the hand to rescue you.

Radicals

求 to beg, seek, request([I'm dying of thirst:] Just one 一 drop 丶 of water 水, this is my: request!)
攴 rap, strike(Shows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳)
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Vocabulary

挽救 wǎn jiù to save; to remedy; to rescue
救国 jiù guó to save the nation
救济 jiù jì emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
抢救 qiǎng jiù rescue
拯救 zhěng jiù to save; to rescue

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