儲 meaning and stroke order
To save money, to store, to reserve; heir
How to write 儲, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 儲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve
- heir to the throne
- Taiwan pr. [chu2]
How 儲 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Person.
亻 gives the meaning and 諸 hints at the sound.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 儲
儲 is a person 亻 next to 諸 (zhū), which gives the sound. Picture a person standing beside many things (諸 means "all, various") that they are storing up for later.
儲 (chǔ) is a bound form, so it appears inside words like 储存 (chǔcún, to store), 储备 (chǔbèi, reserves) and 储蓄 (chǔxù, savings). It covers both saving money and storing goods or data. Example: 我每个月都储蓄一点钱。(Wǒ měi gè yuè dōu chǔxù yìdiǎn qián.) I save a little money every month.
Common mistake: Learners often drop the 亻 and write 諸 (zhū), which is a different character meaning "all, various". Also note the third tone chǔ in Mainland Mandarin, while Taiwan says chú.
Common words with 儲
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 儲
How many strokes are in 儲?
儲 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 儲 mean?
儲 (chǔ) means to save money, to store, to reserve; heir. A common word with it is 储存 (chǔcún), meaning "stockpile; to store".
How do you pronounce 儲?
儲 is pronounced chǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 儲?
The radical of 儲 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 儲 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 儲?
儲 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 储, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 储存 (chǔcún) and 存储 (cúnchǔ)?
Both mean to store. 储存 is common for goods, food and energy, while 存储 is especially common for computer data and memory, as in 存储空间 (cúnchǔ kōngjiān, storage space).
Why does 儲 mean heir to the throne?
The dictionary lists "heir to the throne" as a sense of 儲. It appears in the formal word 储君 (chǔjūn, crown prince). This sense is mostly found in historical or literary texts.