存入 (cún rù) — to deposit (into an account, storage, database, etc.)

Definition

verb
to deposit (into an account, storage, database, etc.)

Examples

  • 存入
    Wǒ měi gè yuè dōu bǎ gōng zī cún rù yín háng.
    I deposit my salary into the bank every month.
  • 存入
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē wén jiàn cún rù diàn nǎo lǐ.
    Please store these files into the computer.
  • 存入
    Tú shū guǎn xīn gòu de shū jí yǐ jīng cún rù xì tǒng le.
    The newly purchased books for the library have been deposited into the system.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

cúnstore
into

存 means store and 入 means into; together they mean put something into storage or an account.

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
Sound part声符shēngfú
cáicún
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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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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