拯 — Chinese character
拯
zhěng
to aid, to help; to lift, to raise
- Pinyin
- zhěng
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 扌 丞
- Formation
- ideographic — To give 丞 a hand 扌; 丞 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 拯 as a kanji
Common words with 拯
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拯救 | zhěng jiù | to save; to rescue |
拯 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 3 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 1
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