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Animated Stroke Order 存

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

存

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How to Use 存

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 存 works in context.

Storing and Keeping

Words where 存 means to store, keep, or save something

保存 • bǎo cún • preserve; keep; conserve • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 存

HSK words that contain this character.

存放 • cún fàng • to deposit

HSK 3.0 · L5

cún存

fàng

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 存 is used in context

wǒ我

bǎ把

qián钱

cún存

zài在

yín银

Information

Pinyincún

Meaningstore

Strokes6

Radical子

Traditional存

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#780

Zhuyinㄘㄨㄣˊ

UnicodeU+5B58

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才talent

A child (子) is protected under a hand (才) — to exist or preserve, like safeguarding life.

bǎo保

cún存

preserve; keep; conserve

储存 • chǔ cún • store up; keep in reserve • HSK 6

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chǔ储

cún存

store up; keep in reserve

存储 • cún chǔ • to store; to save (data); storage • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

cún存

chǔ储

to store; to save (data); storage

Existing and Surviving

Words where 存 means to exist or survive

存在 • cún zài • to exist; be • HSK 5

HSK 5

cún存

zài在

to exist; be

生存 • shēng cún • exist; survive • HSK 6

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shēng生

cún存

exist; survive

现存 • xiàn cún • existing; extant; surviving • HSK 3.0 · L6

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xiàn现

cún存

existing; extant; surviving

放

to deposit

存款 • cún kuǎn • to deposit money (in a bank etc)

HSK 3.0 · L5

cún存

kuǎn款

to deposit money (in a bank etc)

内存 • nèi cún • Internal memory

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

nèi内

cún存

Internal memory

存心 • cún xīn • Intentionally / Deliberately

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cún存

xīn心

Intentionally / Deliberately

存折 • cún zhé • Bankbook

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cún存

zhé折

Bankbook

存活 • cún huó • Survive

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cún存

huó活

Survive

háng行

lǐ里

。

I store my money in the bank.

wǒ我

měi每

gè个

yuè月

dōu都

huì会

qù去

yín银

háng行

cún存

kuǎn款

。

I go to the bank to deposit money every month.

qǐng请

bǎo保

cún存

hǎo好

zhè这

fèn份

zhòng重

yào要

wén文

jiàn件

。

Please keep this important document safe

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

què确

shí实

cún存

zài在

xū需

yào要

jiě解

jué决

。

This problem indeed exists and needs to be solved

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