储藏 (chǔ cáng) — to store (for long-term preservation); to prese…

Definition

储藏 (chǔcáng) emphasizes long-term preservation of food, wine, or artifacts — longer-term than 存 (cún, basic 'keep/store').

verb

to store (for long-term preservation)to preserve

储藏。
Tā men bǎ shí wù chǔ cáng zài dì xià shì.
They stored the food in the basement.
储藏。
Zhè zhǒng jiǔ xū yào chǔ cáng shí nián yǐ shàng.
This kind of wine needs to be stored for over ten years.
储藏。
Bó wù guǎn chǔ cáng le dà liàng lì shǐ wén wù.
The museum stored a large number of historical artifacts.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

储 and 藏 both mean keep or put away; together they describe storing something for later use.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 儲; 储 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

諸

諸zhū儲chǔ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 儲 uses 人 as a person part and 諸 for sound. This describes 儲, not the simplified 储.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

臧

臧zāng藏cáng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

藏 is made from 艸 (grass) and 臧, where 臧 gives the sound.

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