拯
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zhěng · to aid, to help

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 拯

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zhěngWords pronounced zhěng
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Example sentences

Notice where 拯 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zhěng jiù le wǒ.他拯救了我。

He came to my rescue.

Source: Tatoeba #834514 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men néng zhěng jiù zhè kē xīng qiú ma?我们能拯救这颗星球吗?

Can we save the planet?

Source: Tatoeba #1808258 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhǐyǒu hé píng néng gòu zhěng jiù shì jiè.只有和平能够拯救世界。

Only peace can save the world.

Source: Tatoeba #1659818 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhěng jiù nǐ zì jǐ.拯救你自己。

Save yourself.

Source: Tatoeba #6325064 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiǎn shǎo shāng hài, zhěng jiù shēng mìng.減少傷害,拯救生命。

Harm reduction saves lives.

Source: Tatoeba #13180312 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi guó tài kōng zǒng shǔ céng jì huà zhěng jiù shì jiè.美國太空總署曾計畫拯救世界。

NASA had a plan to save the world.

Source: Tatoeba #12179158 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 拯 in context

  1. Say zhěng, then recall the core meaning: to aid, to help.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 拯救 (zhěng jiù), meaning “to save”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 拯 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.