懂中文 Dong Chinese

捄

jiù

long and curved

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 求 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

求 sound component

求  Sound component

qiú

  

seek

Evolution

捄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
捄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
捄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

捄  

jiù

long and curved

救 (捄) 

jiù

variant of 救[jiù]

Most common words with 捄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

救

to save

拯救

to save

救命

Save me!

救援

to save

救助

aid