攒 zǎn to save
to save; to hoard; to accumulate
How to remember 攒: 扌 hand + 赞 to help = to save. Coin by coin the boy drops his money from his hand into a jar, refusing Dad's offer to help, determined to save it all himself.
Component breakdown
攒 = 扌 hand + 赞 to help
- 扌 hand
- 赞 to help
Coin by coin the boy drops his money from his hand into a jar, refusing Dad's offer to help, determined to save it all himself.
How it is used
- Read zǎn: to save up / accumulate bit by bit - 攒钱 (zǎn qián) to save money, 积攒 (jīzǎn) to hoard up, 攒了半年 (zǎnle bàn nián) saved for half a year.
- Read cuán: to assemble/gather - 攒机 (cuán jī) to build a PC from parts, 攒动 (cuándòng) (crowds) milling about (人头攒动).
- The 'save money' sense (zǎn) is the everyday one.