1. 救
  2. 贖

救

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

Decomposition:

Once :
救 => 求, ⺙
Radical :
救 => 𠂇 (left hand), 丶 (dot), 氺 (water), ⺙ (knock)
Graphical :
救 => 𠂇, 丶, 亅, 丶, ㇀, 冫, 丿, 一, 乂

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 
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 

贖

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  1. 贖 is the 2857th most frequent character.
  2. 贖 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 贖 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 贖 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
贖 => 貝, 賣
Radical :
贖 => 貝 (shell), 士 (scholar), 罒 (net), 貝 (shell)
Graphical :
贖 => 口, 二, 八, 一, 丨, 一, 口, 丨, 口, 二, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shu2 - to redeem/to ransom

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 贖 (shu2): The component 士 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

救赎 (救贖)

Medium Frequency

赎回 (贖回)
赎罪 (贖罪)
赎金 (贖金)
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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