存 meaning in English

cún

to exist; to deposit

HSK 3verb6 strokes

Meaning of 存

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cún

to exist
to deposit
to store
to keep
to survive

How to use 存

存 (cún) is used for keeping money in a bank, storing things, and saving files, and it also appears in words about existence like 存在 (cúnzài) and 生存 (shēngcún). Example: 我去银行存钱。 (Wǒ qù yínháng cún qián.) I'm going to the bank to deposit money.

存 contains 子 (zǐ, child) in the lower right. Picture a child kept safe under a sheltering frame, something you look after and keep, so it continues to exist.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 存 (cún) with 在 (zài), which shares the same top frame but has 土 instead of 子 inside. Remember that 存 has the child 子 and 在 has the earth 土.

存 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ觉jué着zhe有yǒu外wài星xīng人rén存cún在zài吗ma？

Do you think there are aliens?

我wǒ们men的de友yǒu情qíng会huì长zhǎng久jiǔ留liú存cún。

Our friendship will last a long time.

没méi有yǒu工gōng作zuò，我wǒ就jiù没méi法fǎ存cún钱qián。

With no work, I can't save any money.

他tā自zì己jǐ的de生shēng存cún现xiàn在zài更gèng重zhòng要yào了le。

His own survival is more important now.

人rén们men相xiāng信xìn神shén是shì存cún在zài的de。

People believe that god exists.

Stroke order for each character

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存 cún · to exist · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 存.

存在	cúnzài	to exist; to be
生存	shēngcún	to exist; to survive
保存	bǎocún	to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)
存款	cúnkuǎn	to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings
储存	chǔcún	stockpile; to store
幸存	xìngcún	to survive (a disaster)
存放	cúnfàng	to deposit; to store
存心	cúnxīn	deliberately
内存	nèicún	internal storage; computer memory
存折	cúnzhé	passbook; bankbook
幸存者	xìngcúnzhě	survivor
存活	cúnhuó	to survive (a serious accident); survival

Questions about 存

What does 存 mean?

存 (cún) means "to exist; to deposit" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 存?

存 is made of 1 character: 存 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

Is 存 an HSK word?

Yes. 存 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 存 and 保存 when saving a file?

Both work in everyday speech, and you will often hear 存一下 (cún yíxià) for a quick save. 保存 (bǎocún) is the standard word on buttons and menus, such as the Save option in software.

What is the opposite of 存钱 at the bank?

The opposite is 取钱 (qǔ qián), to withdraw money. 存款 (cúnkuǎn) can also be a noun meaning your savings or deposit.