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Character Decomposition
救=求+攵
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to save
to assist
to rescue
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Words with 救 203 total
Idioms with 救 60 total
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action抱薪救火bào xīn jiù huǒto remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes补偏救弊bǔ piān jiù bìto jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself从井救人cóng jǐng jiù rén