存

to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive

6 strokes Dict coverage rank #638 U+5B58

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

子 (semantic, “seed”) + 才 (phonetic, cái)

components: 才子

deposit · Heisig RSH #623

genie in the bottle + 子 child

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 才

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 才 (cái) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
才 sound component	cái	ability, talent, gift; just, only
在	zài	at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
财	cái	riches, wealth, valuables
材	cái	timber; material, stuff; talent
豺	chái	wolf; cruel, mean, wicked

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
心存不满	xīn cún bù mǎn	to be discontented; to be dissatisfied
道之所存，师之所存	dào zhī suǒ cún , shī zhī suǒ cún	If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Ha…
存车场	cún chē chǎng	bike park
存在主义	cún zài zhǔ yì	existentialism
存心	cún xīn	deliberately
生存	shēng cún	to exist; to survive
长期共存	cháng qī gòng cún	long-term coexistence
存有	cún yǒu	to hold in storage; to retain; to harbor (feelings); to entertain (sentiments); (of abstra…
长存	cháng cún	to last for a long time; to endure; to exist forever
存车处	cún chē chù	parking lot (for bicycles)
共存性	gòng cún xìng	compatibility; the possibility of mutual coexistence
生存农业	shēng cún nóng yè	subsistence farming; subsistence agriculture
定存	dìng cún	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	yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài	the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed t…
转存	zhuǎn cún	to transfer (one's savings, data etc) elsewhere for storage
存单	cún dān	certificate of deposit
存量	cún liàng	reserves
内存	nèi cún	internal storage; computer memory; random access memory (RAM)
运存	yùn cún	RAM (abbr. for 運行內存\|运行内存[yun4 xing2 nei4 cun2])
定期存款	dìng qī cún kuǎn	fixed deposit; time deposit; certificate of deposit (banking)