存 cún exist
exist; to deposit; to store
How to remember 存: 才 only just + 子 child = exist. Only just an hour old, the tiny child opens her eyes, and her father cries that she really does exist.
Component breakdown
存 = 才 only just + 子 child
- 才 only just
- 子 child
Only just an hour old, the tiny child opens her eyes, and her father cries that she really does exist.
How it came to be
A shoot just breaking the ground, with a child beside it. There is no ancient form. Two things that have just begun: the word is going on being there.
How it is used
- To exist, to store/deposit - 存在 (cúnzài) exist, 存钱 (cún qián) deposit/save money, 保存 (bǎocún) preserve.
- 存 (deposit into) is the opposite of 取 (qǔ, withdraw): 存款 (cúnkuǎn) deposit money, 取款 (qǔkuǎn) withdraw.
- 储存 (chǔcún) / 存储 (cúnchǔ) = store up (goods, data).
Characters built with 存
Words with 存
- 保存bǎocúnto conserveHSK 5
- 存在cúnzàito existHSK 5
- 存放cúnfàngto depositHSK 5
- 存款cúnkuǎnto deposit money (in a bank etc)HSK 5
- 生存shēngcúnto existHSK 5
- 储存chǔcúnstockpileHSK 6
- 存储cúnchǔto store upHSK 6
- 现存xiàncúnextantHSK 6
- 内存nèicúninternal storageHSK 7
- 存心cúnxīndeliberatelyHSK 7
- 存折cúnzhépassbookHSK 7
- 存活cúnhuóto survive (a serious accident)HSK 7
- 存货cúnhuòstockHSK 7
- 幸存xìngcúnto survive (a disaster)HSK 7
- 库存kùcúnproperty or cash held in reserveHSK 8
- 求同存异qiútóng-cúnyìto put aside differences and work togetherHSK 9
Example sentences
- 我存了一万元。 Wǒ cúnle yíwàn yuán.I saved 10,000 yuan.