存贮 (cún zhù) — to store, to stockpile

Definition

A formal/written term meaning 'to store' (data, goods, grain). More technical and written than everyday 存, and pairs with objects like 数据/货物/粮食 rather than money.

verb
to storeto stockpile

Examples

  • 存贮。
    Zhè ge xì tǒng kě yǐ cún zhù dà liàng shù jù.
    This system can store a large amount of data.
  • 存贮。
    Tā men bǎ huò wù cún zhù zài cāng kù lǐ.
    They store the goods in the warehouse.
  • 存贮。
    Nóng mín cún zhù le hěn duō liáng shi guò dōng.
    The farmers stored a lot of grain for the winter.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

存cúnkeep
贮zhùstore

The near-synonyms 存 'keep' and 贮 'store' together express storing something.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 貯; 贮 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishellfish
Sound part声符shēngfú
宁
宁níng貯zhù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The etymology describes 貯, not 贮: 貯 combines 貝 (shellfish) with 宁 as a sound part.

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