拯 zhěng to help
to help; to aid
How to remember 拯: 扌 hand + 丞 pull up = to help. When his friend falls through the ice, the boy reaches out a hand, tries to pull up the shivering kid and screams for someone to help.
Component breakdown
拯 = 扌 hand + 丞 pull up
- 扌 hand
- 丞 pull up
When his friend falls through the ice, the boy reaches out a hand, tries to pull up the shivering kid and screams for someone to help.
How it is used
- Bound; to rescue/save, mainly in 拯救 (zhěngjiù) - to save/deliver from danger: 拯救生命 (zhěngjiù shēngmìng) to save lives.
- More elevated and dramatic than 救 (jiù); often used for saving many, or saving from ruin.