U+6551 "救" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
救
U+6551 "救" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "to save," "to rescue," or "to help." It is composed of two key components: the radical 攵 (pū), which suggests an action or striking motion, and the phonetic element 求 (qiú), which contributes to the pronunciation and conveys a sense of seeking or begging. In everyday usage, this character appears in common terms such as 救命 (jiùmìng, "save my life" or "help") and 救援 (jiùyuán, "rescue" or "relief"). It is frequently used in contexts related to emergency aid, medical care, and social or religious salvation, reflecting a deep cultural value placed on assistance and protection in times of crisis.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+6551 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| Block | CJK Unified Ideographs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 救 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 救 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0x95 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x6551 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00006551 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u6551 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B1CF |
| kCCCII | 214246 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-5A73 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-5A73 |
| kCangjie | IEOK |
| kCantonese | gau3 |
| kCihaiT | 604.202 |
| kCowles | 1582 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0823.090 |
| kDefinition | save, rescue, relieve; help, aid |
| kEACC | 214246 |
| kFenn | 524B |
| kFennIndex | 85.05 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4814.0 |
| kGB0 | 3040 |
| kGB1 | 3040 |
| kGradeLevel | 2 |
| kGSR | 1066m |
| kHangul | 구:0E |
| kHanYu | 21460.010 |
| kHanyuPinlu | jiù(216) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 21460.010:jiù,jiū |
| kHKGlyph | 1710 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0823.090 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21460.010 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0471.090 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-3E48 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B1CF |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-355F |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-D0F2 |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-4F2D |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-5A73 |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-5821 |
| kJapanese | キュウ ク すくう すくい |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:2232 |
| kJapaneseKun | SUKUU SUKUI |
| kJapaneseOn | KYUU GU |
| kJis0 | 2163 |
| kKangXi | 0471.090 |
| kKarlgren | 407 |
| kKorean | KWU |
| kLau | 869 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 2405 |
| kMandarin | jiù |
| kMatthews | 1193 |
| kMeyerWempe | 1072 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ012978 |
| kMorohashi | 13221 |
| kNelson | 2051 |
| kPhonetic | 592 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+1657+66.4.7 |
| kRSUnicode | 66.7 |
| kSBGY | 434.35 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 276.13 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | jiù粵gau3 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 2405 |
| kTang | *giòu |
| kTGHZ2013 | 182.190:jiù |
| kTotalStrokes | 11 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | cứu |
| kXerox | 243:257 |
| kXHC1983 | 0608.020:jiù |