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
救死扶伤
jiùsǐfúshāng
to heal the wounded and rescue the dying
Characters in this word
死 sǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 歹 — corpse
- Made of
- 歹 corpse 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
扶 fú
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 夫 man, husband
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
伤 shāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
Example phrases
- 医生和护士日夜救死扶伤，守护着病人的生命。 Yīshēng hé hùshi rìyè jiùsǐfúshāng, shǒuhù zhe bìngrén de shēngmìng. Doctors and nurses heal the sick and save lives day and night, guarding patients' lives.
- 医生的职责就是救死扶伤。 Yīshēng de zhízé jiùshì jiùsǐfúshāng. A doctor's duty is to heal the wounded and rescue the dying.
- 这位老医生一辈子救死扶伤，受到大家的敬重。 Zhè wèi lǎo yīshēng yíbèizi jiùsǐfúshāng, shòudào dàjiā de jìngzhòng. This old doctor devoted his whole life to healing and saving people, and everyone respects him.
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
- 救济 jiùjì to provide relief; relief aid