存
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to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 子 +3
- Structure
- Upper-left enclosure 左上包
- Traditional
- 存
- Common rank
- #638
- Unicode
- U+5B58
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Formation & memory
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Words with 存
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心存不满 | to be discontented; to be dissatisfied | |
| 道之所存，师之所存 | If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Ha… | |
| 存车场 | bike park | |
| 存在主义 | existentialism | |
| 存心 | deliberately | |
| 生存 | to exist; to survive | |
| 长期共存 | long-term coexistence | |
| 存有 | to hold in storage; to retain; to harbor (feelings); to entertain (sentiments); (of abstra… | |
| 长存 | to last for a long time; to endure; to exist forever | |
| 存车处 | parking lot (for bicycles) | |
| 共存性 | compatibility; the possibility of mutual coexistence | |
| 生存农业 | subsistence farming; subsistence agriculture | |
| 定存 | certificate of deposit; time deposit; abbr. for 定期存款|定期存款[ding4 qi1 cun2 kuan3] | |
| 意存笔先，画尽意在 | the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed t… | |
| 转存 | to transfer (one's savings, data etc) elsewhere for storage | |
| 存单 | certificate of deposit | |
| 存量 | reserves | |
| 内存 | internal storage; computer memory; random access memory (RAM) | |
| 运存 | RAM (abbr. for 運行內存|运行内存[yun4 xing2 nei4 cun2]) | |
| 定期存款 | fixed deposit; time deposit; certificate of deposit (banking) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 才 — compare how they read.