救 jiù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 求 to seek 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
救灾
jiùzāi
disaster relief
Characters in this word
灾 zāi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- Made of
- 宀 roof 火 fire, flame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 大家去救灾。 Dà jiā qù jiù zāi. Everyone goes to help with disaster relief.
- 救灾很重要。 Jiù zāi hěn zhòng yào. Disaster relief is very important.
- 他们忙救灾。 Tā men máng jiù zāi. They are busy with disaster relief.