救济
Old HSK 6
救济 (jiùjì) · to give relief
救济 (jiùjì) means “to give relief; to aid the needy”. It is written with 2 characters: 救 (to save) + 济 (to aid). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 救济 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)
济 jì · to aid
What 济 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 齐qí — neat
- 文wén — writing
- 亠tóu — lid
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 文wén — writing
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 齐 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
政府救济了受灾的人们。Zhèngfǔ jiùjì le shòuzāi de rénmen.The government provided relief to the disaster victims.
他们靠救济生活了一段时间。Tāmen kào jiùjì shēnghuó le yíduàn shíjiān.They lived on aid for a while.
Questions about 救济
What does 救济 mean?
救济 (jiùjì) means “to give relief; to aid the needy”.
How do you pronounce 救济?
救济 is pronounced jiùjì.
Which HSK level is 救济?
救济 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 救济 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 101: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.