存 (cyun4 | cun2) : exist; live; store; cherish; stock

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存

cyun4

cun2

[1] [v] exist; live; survive | [Ant] 亡
[2] [v] store; retain; deposit
[3] [v] cherish; harbour; nurse
[4] [n] stock; reserve; goods in stock

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 子 (#39)

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

存

Don't confuse with:
子仔

This word has been viewed 9286 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jan 2015 14:00

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存在 cyun4 zoi6 cun2 zai4 = existence; to exist

並存 bing6 cyun4 bing4 cun2 = coexist; concurrent

保存 bou2 cyun4 bao3 cun2 = to preserve; to keep; to save (computer lang.)

生存 saang1 cyun4 sheng1 cun2 = to exist; to survive

併存 bing3 cyun4 bing4 cun2 = to exist at the same time

存款 cyun4 fun2 cun2 kuan3 = to deposit money in a bank; a bank deposit; a bank account

存放 cyun4 fong3 cun2 fang4 = to deposit; to leave sth. in sb.'s care

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

永存 wing5 cyun4 yong3 cun2 = perpetual existence

存貨 cyun4 fo3 cun2 huo4 = inventory, existing stock
See all 52 compounds (CantoDict reports 56 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 存

他把好些書存放在我這兒了。國
He has left a number of books with me.

佢存放咗幾本書喺我呢處。粵
He has left a number of books with me.

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Decimal representation of this word: 存
Unicode code for this character: U+5b58 (off-site link)

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