救护车 (jiùhùchē) · ambulance
救护车 (jiùhùchē) means “ambulance”. It is written with 3 characters: 救 (to save) + 护 (to defend) + 车 (vehicle). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 救护车 is built
The characters
救 jiù · to save
What 救 is made of
- 求qiú — to seek
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 求 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
护 hù · to defend
What 护 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Guarding 扌 a home 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
车 chē · vehicle
What 车 is made of
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 救护车
What does 救护车 mean?
救护车 (jiùhùchē) means “ambulance”.
How do you pronounce 救护车?
救护车 is pronounced jiùhùchē.
Which HSK level is 救护车?
救护车 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 补救bǔjiùto remedy
- 救济jiùjìto give relief
- 抢救qiǎngjiùto rescue
- 挽救wǎnjiùto save
- 救jiùto save
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 保护bǎohùto protect
- 爱护àihùto take good care of
- 护士hùshinurse
- 维护wéihùto protect
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.