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CHINESE CHARACTER

cún

存

存

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keep

Numbered pinyin
cun2
English meanings
harbour, keep, deposit (money), gather, harbor, cherish, accumulate, existence, live, leave with, retain, reserve, save, consist, accumulation, preserve, survival, store, survive, check (luggage), collect, deposit, place, bank, check, exist, be in stock, remain on balance

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 才; inside 子.

Meaning & sound clues

子 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “seed”.

才 is identified as the sound component (cái). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 存.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸才子

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bǎ把qián钱cún存qǐlai起来。

    Save the money.

  2. 02

    cún存le了hěn很duō多shū书。

    Kept many books.

  3. 03

    shùjù数据cún存hǎo好le了。

    The data is saved.

  4. 04

    zài在yínháng银行cún存qián钱。

    Deposit money in the bank.

  5. 05

    cún存yīxiē一些shuǐ水。

    Store some water.

  6. 06

    zhèlǐ这里cún存zhe着huíyì回忆。

    Memories are kept here.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 保存
  • 储存
  • 内存
  • 存在
  • 存心
  • 存折
  • 存放
  • 存款
  • 幸存
  • 生存