HSK 3 · Increase & Decrease

存

cún

to store; to deposit

Stroke order of 存

存 is written with 6 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A child (子) under a hand-held cover (the 才 part) is kept safe: store.

Parts: 才 talent/hand + 子 child

Example sentence

我把钱存在银行里。

I deposit my money in the bank.

Words with 存

保存to keep; to save 存在to exist 生存to survive

More words: Increase & Decrease

增加to increase 增长to grow; growth 上升to rise 升to rise; to promote; liter 加快to speed up 加强to strengthen 补充to add; to supplement 补to make up for; to mend 缺to lack 缺少to lack; shortage 失去to lose 消失to disappear 浪费to waste 节约to save; to economize 保存to keep; to save

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