存(cún)

HSK 36 strokes

to exist

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Character information

Pinyin
cún
Meaning
to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 存 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸才子

In this compound, the meaning comes from 子 (seed); 才 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

才cái子zǐ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 存 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 存

Common words using 存 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bǎo保cún存
HSK 3

to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file et…

Open 保存 page →
cún存zài在
HSK 3

to exist

Open 存在 page →
shēng生cún存
HSK 3

to exist

Open 生存 page →
cún存kuǎn款
HSK 5

to deposit money (in a bank etc)

Open 存款 page →
chǔ储cún存
HSK 6

stockpile

Open 储存 page →
xìng幸cún存
HSK 7-9

to survive (a disaster)

Open 幸存 page →
nèi内cún存
HSK 7-9

internal storage

Open 内存 page →
cún存xīn心
HSK 7-9

deliberately

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