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Chinese symbol for “salvation”

救世
jiù shì
salvation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for salvation is 救世 (jiù shì), defined as: salvation.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

救 jiù
aid, help; to rescue, to save
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes
世 shì
generation, era, age; world
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “salvation”

WordPinyinMeaning
救恩jiù ēnsalvation
救赎 (救贖)jiù shúto redeem; redemption; salvation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 救世.

WordPinyinMeaning
拯救zhěng jiùto save; to rescue
救援jiù yuánto save; to support
救助jiù zhùto help sb in trouble; aid
抢救 (搶救)qiǎng jiùto rescue
挽救wǎn jiùto save; to remedy
救济 (救濟)jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
世界shì jièworld
世纪 (世紀)shì jìcentury

See also: Japanese symbol for “salvation”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.