- 救急 — emergency aid
- 救助 — rescue / relief
- 救援 — support / assistance
- 救命 — life-saving
- 救出 — extraction / rescue
- 救済 — relief / salvation
- 救護 — first aid; protection
救 combines 求 (to seek) with 攵 (action), expressing an act taken to help or deliver relief—used in emergency and humanitarian contexts.
彼は 命を 救われた。
His life was saved.
救急車を 呼んでください。
Please call an ambulance.