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存根 (cún gēn) — counterfoil, stub (the part of a ticket, check, or receipt kept as a record)

Definition

A 存根 is the receipt or stub kept by the issuer (not the customer) as a paper record — the part of a ticket, check, or receipt that stays with the seller or office for accounting.

noun
counterfoilstub (the part of a ticket, check, or receipt kept as a record)
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 存根。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng piào de cún gēn bǎo cún hǎo.
    Please keep the stub of this ticket well.
  • 存根。
    Zhī piào de cún gēn shàng yǒu jīn é hé rì qī.
    The stub of the check has the amount and date on it.
  • 存根。
    Tā sī xià shōu jù de cún gēn fàng jìn chōu ti lǐ.
    He tore off the receipt stub and put it in the drawer.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

存cúnkept
根gēnstub

存 means kept, and 根 refers to the base or stub part, together giving the kept counterfoil.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
子子zǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
才
才cái存cún
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

存 pairs 子 with 才, which was used for the sound.

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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
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
艮
艮gèn根gēn(r)
Same sound today

根 pairs 木 (tree/wood), pointing to plant roots, with 艮 as a sound part.

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Appears in
Business & Commerce

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