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  1. 救 is the 870th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 52 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> 𠂇 (left hand), (dot), (water), (knock)
Graphical :
=> 𠂇, , , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jiu4 - to save/to assist/to rescue

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 救 (jiu4): The component 求 is pronounced as 'qiu2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

拯救 
 
救命 

Medium Frequency

急救 
挽救 
搭救 
抢救 (搶救)
救助 
救援 
救济 (救濟)
救生艇 
救护车 (救護車)
救赎 (救贖)
求救 
无可救药 (無可救藥)
补救 (補救)
解救 

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Meta:

  1. 援 is the 1195th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 21 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (claw/talon), (dry), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yuan2 - to help/to assist/to aid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 援 (yuan2): The component 爰 is pronounced as 'yuan2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 援 (yuan2): The component 又 is pronounced as 'you4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

援助 

Medium Frequency

外援 
支援 
救援 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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