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
救济
jiùjì
to provide relief; relief aid
Characters in this word
济 jì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 齐 even, uniform, of equal length
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 政府启动临时救济机制，优先保障孤寡老人和失业家庭的基本生活。 Zhèngfǔ qǐdòng línshí jiùjì jīzhì, yōuxiān bǎozhàng gūguǎ lǎorén hé shīyè jiātíng de jīběn shēnghuó. The government launched a temporary relief mechanism to prioritise the basic living needs of elderly people living alone and unemployed families.
- 地震后，政府向灾区发放救济物资。 Dìzhèn hòu, zhèngfǔ xiàng zāiqū fāfàng jiùjì wùzī. After the earthquake, the government distributed relief supplies to the disaster area.
- 他靠亲戚的救济度过了最困难的几个月。 Tā kào qīnqi de jiùjì dùguò le zuì kùnnan de jǐ gè yuè. He got through the hardest few months thanks to help from relatives.
Related words
- 救 jiù to save; to rescue
- 救灾 jiùzāi disaster relief
- 抢救 qiǎngjiù to rescue urgently
- 急救 jíjiù first aid, emergency treatment
- 救命 jiùmìng to save a life
- 救援 jiùyuán rescue, relief
- 救助 jiùzhù to help, to rescue
- 求救 qiújiù to cry for help
- 补救 bǔjiù to remedy; to repair damage
- 呼救 hūjiù to call for help
- 解救 jiějiù to rescue; to save
- 救死扶伤 jiùsǐfúshāng to heal the wounded and rescue the dying