贮存 (zhù cún) — to store, to stockpile, to deposit

Definition

Formal/written verb meaning 'to store, stockpile' (goods, materials, food). More literary and technical than 存 (cún), the everyday 'to save/store'.

verb

to storeto stockpileto deposit

贮存。
Zhè xiē liáng shi zhù cún zài cāng kù lǐ bèi yòng.
These grains are stored in the warehouse for future use.
贮存。
Gōng sī zhù cún le dà liàng yuán cái liào.
The company has stockpiled a large amount of raw materials.
贮存。
Zhè ge guàn zi kě yǐ yòng lái zhù cún fēng mì.
This jar can be used to store honey.

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.

贮 and 存 both mean to keep or store, so together they emphasize putting goods away.

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 貯; 贮 is its simplified writing.

貝宁貯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishellfish

Sound part声符shēngfú

宁

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.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

才

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.