拯(zhěng)

HSK 7-99 strokes

to raise

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Character information

Pinyin
zhěng
Meaning
to raise; to aid; to support; to save; to rescue
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拯 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌丞

To give 丞 a hand 扌; 丞 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu丞chéng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拯 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 拯

Common words using 拯 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhěng拯jiù救
HSK 7-9

to save; to rescue

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bāo包zhěng拯

Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty; mode…

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 拯’s common words

救包

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