HSK 4 · Verbs

存 cún “to exist” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 存 means

to exist
to deposit
to store
to keep
to survive

How to say 存

存cún2nd tone, rising

存 in a sentence

他把奖金存到银行了。
Tā bǎ jiǎngjīn cún dào yínháng le.
He deposited the prize money in the bank.
Sentence #3680886 from Tatoeba
你存了多少钱？
Nǐ cún le duōshǎo qián?
How much money have you saved?
Sentence #8932394 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
他把赚到的钱都存了起来。
Tā bǎ zhuàn dào de qián dōu cún le qǐlai.
He saves all the money he earns.
Sentence #339499 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 存 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 存 (cún) with each of its parts in a different colour

存cúnto exist

才ability · cáiSound part
子child · zǐMeaning part

子 hints at the meaning (child); 才 (cái) hints at the sound. Compare it with cún.

How to write 存

存 6 strokes

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存 (cún) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it — Stroke order chart for 存 (cún). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 存

Words with 存

保存bǎocún · to conserve 存在cúnzài · to exist 储存chǔcún · to store 生存shēngcún · to survive

More words: Common Verbs

抽烟chōuyān · to smoke (a cigarette 出生chūshēng · to be born 传真chuánzhēn · fax 出现chūxiàn · to appear 打扮dǎban · to decorate 倒dǎo · to fall 打扰dǎrǎo · to disturb 打印dǎyìn · to print (with a printer)

FAQs

What does 存 mean in English?

存 (cún) means “to exist” or “to deposit”. It is an HSK 4 word.

How do you pronounce 存?

Say it cún: cún with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.

Is 存 the same in Traditional Chinese?

Yes. 存 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.

How do you type 存 on a keyboard?

Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type cun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 存 from the suggestions. Typing cun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.

What HSK level is 存?

存 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.