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救
Meaning
- to save
- to assist
- to rescue
Example sentence
叫救护车。
Call an ambulance.
The character 救
救 has 攵, a hand with a stick, on the right: pulling someone out of trouble. 救人 to save a life, 救火 to fight a fire, 急救 first aid — and 救命 is the shout itself.