文

cún
存

HSK 3
common
verb
noun

Meaning of 存

存 means to exist; to survive; to remain alive; to store; to keep; to preserve. Pronounced cún. HSK 3.

  • to exist; to survive; to remain alive
  • to store; to keep; to preserve
  • to accumulate; to gather; to build up

Character Info

Radical子
Strokes6
Components
一
寸

Stroke Order

存

Definitions & Examples

Zhè这
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
xí习
sú俗
réng仍
rán然
cán残
cún存
zài在
piān偏
yuǎn远
shān山
qū区
 。

This ancient custom still remains in remote mountain areas.

Tā他
de的
fù父
mǔ母
dōu都
hái还
jiàn健
zài在
 ，
shēn身
tǐ体
shí十
fèn分
yìng硬
lǎng朗
 。

Both his parents are still alive and in good health.

Zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
dà大
huǒ火
zhōng中
 ，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
shǎo少
shù数
jiàn建
zhù筑
dé得
yǐ以
cún存
liú留
xià下
lái来
 。

Only a small number of buildings survived this big fire.

Kǒng恐
lóng龙
yǐ已
jīng经
miè灭
jué绝
 ，
wú无
fǎ法
zài再
cún存
yú于
shì世
jiān间
 。

Dinosaurs have gone extinct and can no longer exist on Earth.

Zhè这
xiē些
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
wén文
zì字
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
cún存
yú于
jiǎ甲
gǔ骨
zhī之
shàng上
 。

These ancient characters still exist on oracle bones to this day.

Relations

Common Words

存在cúnzài

exist; be present; existence; being

保存bǎocún

preserve; save; conserve

寄存jìcún

deposit for safekeeping; temporarily store

库存 / 庫存kùcún

stock; inventory

存心cúnxīn

harbor a motive; deliberately

生存shēngcún

survive; exist; subsist

存储 / 存儲cúnchǔ

to store; to save; storage

存款cúnkuǎn

deposit; deposit; savings

存留 / 留存cúnliú

preserve; keep; retain