储存罐 (chǔ cún guàn) — storage jar, canister; piggy bank

Definition

A container for storing things, often with a lid — used for kitchen supplies, dry goods, or coins. In everyday use it commonly refers to a piggy bank.

noun
storage jarcanisterpiggy bank
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 储存罐。
    Wǒ bǎ líng qián fàng jìn chǔ cún guàn lǐ.
    I put my change into the savings jar.
  • 储存罐。
    Zhè ge chǔ cún guàn kě yǐ chǔ cún hěn duō yìng bì.
    This storage jar can hold many coins.
  • 储存罐。
    Tā mǎi le yí gè xīn de chǔ cún guàn lái cún qián.
    He bought a new piggy bank to save money.

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.

储存store
储chǔstore存cúnkeep
联合Side by side
罐guànjar

储存 means to store, and 罐 is a jar, so it is a jar for storing things.

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
人人rén
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.

Open 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
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.

Open 存 →

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
缶缶fǒupottery
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn罐guàn(r)
Same sound today

The left part 缶 shows pottery, while the right part 雚 gives the pronunciation.

Open 罐 →

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