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拯

zhěng

Character

What 拯 means

1. to raise
2. to aid
3. to support
4. to save
5. to rescue

Example sentences

• 他拯救了我。
  He came to my rescue.
• 拯救你自己。
  Save yourself.
• 减少伤害，拯救生命。
  Harm reduction saves lives.
• 只有和平能够拯救世界。
  Zhǐ yǒu hépíng nénggòu zhěngjiù shìjiè.
  Only peace can save the world.
• 我们能拯救这颗星球吗？
  Wǒmen néng zhěngjiù zhè kē xīngqiú ma?
  Can we save the planet?
• 美国太空总署曾计画拯救世界。
  NASA had a plan to save the world.

Words starting with 拯

• 拯救zhěng jiùto save; to rescue
• 拯救大兵瑞恩Zhěng jiù Dà bīng Ruì ēnSaving Private Ryan (1998 movie)

Words containing 拯

• 包拯Bāo ZhěngBao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty…

Characters that look like 拯

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 挑tiǎoto raise; to dig up; to poke
• 档dàng(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files…
• 抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
• 捆kǔna bunch; to tie together; bundle
• 捅tǒngto poke; to jab; to give (sb) a nudge; to prod; to disclose; to reveal
• 拙zhuōawkward; clumsy; dull

Sounds the same

Read zhěng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 整(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole…
• 掟(HK dialect) to throw; to toss