存 Stroke Order — How to Write 存
存 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 子, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
存 Radical and Character Components
存 is a phono-semantic compound: 子 (seed) carries the meaning, while 才 indicates the sound.
Radical: 子 + 3 more strokes
存 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- cún
Meanings of 存 in Chinese
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cún存
To exist, to be present, to live, or to survive.
我们应该保护野生动物，让它们能够生存。
We should protect wild animals so that they can survive.
to preserve, to keep, to save; to store; to retain (e.g., records, doubts)
对于这个研究结果，我们目前仍存有疑问。
Regarding this research result, we currently still have doubts.
to store; to deposit; to keep something somewhere for safekeeping
把钱存在银行。
Deposit money in the bank.
To store, to accumulate, or to keep something in a place for future use, often referring to liquids or resources.
我每个月都会存一些钱。
I save some money every month.
to harbor or entertain (feelings, thoughts, intentions, hopes)
她这样做肯定存着某种目的。
She must harbor a certain intention in doing this.
Common Words and Phrases with 存
1
to register with the proper authorities
物业管理处要求所有装修方案必须提前存案，以便监督施工进度。
The property management office requires all renovation plans to be filed in advance to monitor construction progress.
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A place for parking or storing bicycles.
学校门口有一个大型的存车处，方便学生停放自行车。
There is a large bicycle parking area at the school entrance, which is convenient for students to park their bikes.
4
Storage track or sidings for temporarily storing trains or vehicles in a rail yard.
车站的存车线上停放着几列等待检修的列车
Several trains awaiting maintenance are parked on the station's storage track.
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To store or save information, often digitally, for future access.
这个设备可以存储大量的数据。
This device can store a large amount of data.
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to keep a file copy
这份重要的设计图，我们打印一份出来，签上字，然后存个底儿，以备将来查阅。
For this important design drawing, we will print a copy, sign it, and then keep a duplicate for our records for future reference.
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To leave a question open, or to put aside a matter for later discussion without resolving it immediately.
对于这个项目中出现的额外问题，我们决定先存而不论，集中精力解决当前的主要任务。
Regarding the additional issues that arose in this project, we decided to hold them in abeyance for now and focus on solving the current main task.
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to comfort and compensate; to offer solace and relief
灾后，地方官吏积极存抚受灾百姓，稳定人心。
After the disaster, local officials actively offered comfort and solace to the affected residents, stabilizing public morale.
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A counterfoil; the part of a document (such as a check or receipt) that is retained as a record.
他仔细核对了支票存根上的信息，确保没有遗漏
He carefully checked the information on the cheque stub to ensure nothing was missed.
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depositor
该银行致力于为所有存户提供便捷高效的服务。
The bank is committed to providing convenient and efficient services for all depositors.
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to survive; to be alive
在恶劣的环境下，这些小动物仍然能够存活
These small animals can still survive in harsh environments.
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Inventory or stock, referring to goods kept on hand for sale or use.
为了提高效率，公司正在优化其存货管理系统。
To improve efficiency, the company is optimizing its inventory management system.
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To place money into a bank or other financial institution, or the money that has been placed there.
她每月都会把一部分工资存入银行作为存款。
She deposits a portion of her salary into the bank each month as savings.
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A bank receipt confirming a deposit.
他把存款单收好，以备将来核对。
He carefully kept the deposit slip for future reference.
More words with 存
- bǎo保cún存To save; to preserve; to store.
- cháng长cún存To last forever; to be eternal.
- bìng并cún存to exist at the same time; coexist
- jī积cún存Accumulate, Store up
- jié结cún存closing balance, ending balance
- shōu收cún存Store, Keep
- tú图cún存Seek survival, Strive for survival
- xìng幸cún存survive, survival
- chǔ储cún存store, storage
- fēng封cún存Seal up and store, Archive
- qián潜cún存To lie hidden or exist covertly.
- wēn温cún存Tender, Gentle
- xiàn现cún存Existing; currently in existence.
- yí遗cún存remains, relics
- zhēn珍cún存to treasure and keep carefully
- zhù贮cún存store, storage
- jì寄cún存chù处Checkroom, Left-luggage office
- kù库cún存Inventory, Stock
- cán残cún存remain, survive
- gòng共cún存coexistence
Idioms with 存
- cún存wáng亡ān安wēi危survival, ruin, security, and peril
- cún存wáng亡jì继jué绝preserve the extant, revive the extinct
- cún存wáng亡jué绝xù续at a critical juncture of survival or extinction
- cún存xīn心bù不liáng良to harbor evil intentions
- bǎi百wú无yī一cún存not a single one remains
- dàng荡rán然wú无cún存completely wiped out, nothing left
- fēng风yùn韵yóu犹cún存still graceful and charming
- hào浩qì气cháng长cún存noble spirit endures eternally
- jìn进tuì退cún存wáng亡all possible situations
- jiù救wáng亡tú图cún存save from peril and strive for survival
- lì立cǐ此cún存zhào照put on record for future reference
- míng名cún存shí实wáng亡to exist in name only
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Open the tool →Questions about 存
What does 存 mean in Chinese?
存 (cún) means “To exist” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 存?
存 is pronounced cún in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 存 have?
存 has 6 strokes.
How do you write 存?
存 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 子. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 存?
The radical of 存 is 子, and 存 is a phono-semantic compound.