存

cún

c+ún·2nd tone

to exist · to deposit

Radical: 子 Strokes: 6 HSK 3

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Most common

Same radical

子学字孤孔孙孝季孽孟孩孕

Same radical

子学字孤孔孙孝季孽孟孩孕孜孰孱

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Character Decomposition

存=才+子

Etymology

seed

Meanings

to exist

to deposit

to store

to keep

to survive

cún

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Words with 存 216 total

to survive · remnant残存cán cún to coexist共存gòng cún property or cash held in reserve; stock; inventory库存kù cún to sequester · to seal up (for safe keeping) · to freeze (an account) · to mothball封存fēng cún

Idioms with 存 62 total Chain

leave it (or the question) open存而不论cún ér bù lùn be at stake · survive of perish, preserve or destroy · at a most critical moment · be upon death存亡绝续cún wáng jué xù