儲 (cyu5 cou5 | chu3) : save, store up

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儲

cyu5 cou5

chu3

[1] save; store up; keep in reserve
[2] heir to the throne; crown prince

The Jyutping 'cyu5' is the literary pronunciation while 'cou5' is the colloquial. 'cou5' is used only for the first meaning.

See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] for a discussion of 儲 versus 貯.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 18

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

儲 / 储

This word has been viewed 10375 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Oct 2014 23:16

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儲君 cyu5 gwan1 chu3 jun1 = heir apparent to a throne

儲定錢 cou5 ding6 cin2 = save money beforehand 粵

儲蓄戶口 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2 chu3 xu4 hu4 kou3 = savings account

儲蓄 cyu5 cuk1 chu3 xu4 = savings; deposits; (financial) accounts; to save; to deposit; to accumulate

儲存 cyu5 cyun4 chu3 cun2 = to store; to stock; to stockpile; to hoard; to save (computer lang.)

儲備 cyu5 bei6 chu3 bei4 = to store for future use; to build up reserves; [n] reserves; store

儲值車票 cyu5 zik6 ce1 piu3 = stored value ticket

存儲器 cyun4 cyu5 hei3 = memory

儲錢 cou5 cin4*2 chu3 qian2 = save money [粵] 粵

儲備基金 cyu5 bei6 gei1 gam1 chu3 bei4 ji1 jin1 = a reserve fund

儲備糧 cyu5 bei6 loeng4 chu3 bei4 liang2 = grain reserves

儲入倉庫 cyu5 jap6 cong1 fu3 chu3 ru4 cang1 ku4 = to warehouse

儲戶 cyu5 wu6 chu3 hu4 = a depositor

儲放 cyu5 fong3 chu3 fang4 = to store; to leave in somebody's care

儲氣 cyu5 hei3 chu3 qi4 = a gas-tank; gas storage

儲氣構造 cyu5 hei3 kau3 zou6 chu3 qi4 gou4 zao4 = a gas-bearing structure

儲氣罐 cyu5 hei3 gun3 chu3 qi4 guan4 = a gas-tank; gas storage

儲油 cyu5 jau4 chu3 you2 = oil storage

儲油構造 cyu5 jau4 kau3 zou6 chu3 you2 gou4 zao4 = an oil-bearing structure

儲積 cyu5 zik1 chu3 ji1 = to store up, to save; stock, savings

儲蓄存款 cyu5 cuk1 cyun4 fun2 chu3 xu4 cun2 kuan3 = savings deposit

儲蓄所 cyu5 cuk1 so2 chu3 xu4 suo3 = a savings bank

儲蓄額 cyu5 cuk1 ngaak6*2 chu3 xu4 e2 = total savings deposits

外匯儲備 ngoi6 wui6 cyu5 bei6 wai4 hui4 chu3 bei4 = foreign-exchange reserves

化學武器儲備 faa3 hok6 mou5 hei3 cyu5 bei6 hua4 xue2 wu3 qi4 chu3 bei4 = chemical weapons storage

通用儲值票 tung1 jung6 cyu5 zik6 piu3 = Common Stored Value Ticket

美元儲蓄戶口 mei5 jyun4 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2 = US dollar savings account

儲儲埋埋 cou5 cou5 maai4 maai4 = to accumulate 粵

存儲 cyun4 cyu5 cun2 chu3 = memory; storage

儲錢罐 cyu5 cin4*2 gun3 chu3 qian2 guan4 = money box, piggy bank

儲金 cyu5 gam1 chu3 jin1 = savings

儲分 cou5 fan1 chu3 fen1 = earn reward points

儲值咭 cou5 zik6 kaat1 = recharge card; stored value card 粵

乏燃料儲存 fat6 jin4 liu6*2 cyu5 cyun4 fa2 ran2 liao4 chu3 cun2 = spent fuel storage

核武器儲備 hat6 mou5 hei3 cyu5 bei6 he2 wu3 qi4 chu3 bei4 = nuclear stockpile

儲能 cyu5 nang4 chu3 neng2 = [phys.] stored energy

港元存摺儲蓄戶口 gong2 jyun4 cyun4 zip3*2 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2 = Hong Kong Dollar Passbook Savings accounts

港幣儲蓄戶口 gong2 bai6 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2 gang3 bi4 chu3 xu4 hu4 kou3 = Hong Kong dollars savings account

儲精囊 cyu5 zing1 nong4 chu3 jing1 nang2 = seminal vesicle

Showing 1 example containing 儲

要唔要儲八達通積分? 粵
Do you want to accumulate Octopus card points? (said by cashiers to customers when making a sales transaction)
[儲 should be pronounced cou5 here]

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