存

cún
HSK 5
#384 most
frequent character
exist, deposit, store, keep
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

存 joins 子 child as the meaning part with 在 without 土 cái as the sound part. It first meant 'to miss someone'. From there it grew to 'to think about'. The meaning 'to exist, live' was borrowed for the sound alone, and then came 'to keep, store'.

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Example Sentences

我把钱存在银行里。
wǒbǎ qián cúnzài yínháng lǐ 。
I deposited the money in the bank.
为了将来，我要存一些钱。
wèile jiānglái ， wǒyào cún yīxiē qián 。
For the future, I want to save some money.
这本书存放在我的书架上。
zhè běn shū cúnfàngzài wǒde shūjià shàng 。
This book is stored on my bookshelf.

Words with similar meanings

保存bǎocún
preserve
保存 is more focused on keeping something in its original state for future use.
储存chǔcún
store
储存 specifically refers to keeping something for later use, often in a larger quantity.

Words Starting With 存

存在cún zài
to exist; to be

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Vocabulary commonly seen in HSK5 practice, bridging mid-high level usage.
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