存

• 拼音: cún
• 汉字拆解: 存 = 子 (child) + 才 variant, meaning to preserve or keep

含义

To save; to store; to deposit; to keep. Refers to putting something away for safekeeping or future use.

Used in financial contexts (存钱 save money, 存款 deposit), digital contexts (存文件 save files), and physical storage (存行李 store luggage). Also means 'to exist' in formal contexts, though 存在 is more common for that meaning.

例句

1. 我每个月都会存一点钱。
2. 请把行李存在这里。
3. 别忘了存一下文件，不然可能会丢失。

用法指南

语境: finance, digital, everyday

语气: practical

正确说法

• 我想去银行存一些钱。(I want to go to the bank to deposit some money.)
• 你把照片存在手机里了吗？(Did you save the photos on your phone?)

错误说法

• 存这个想法在心里 (This sounds unnatural — say 把这个想法记在心里 for 'keep this idea in mind'; 存 is for physical or digital storage, not abstract mental actions)

起源与历史

Left component 子 (child) + right component related to preservation, suggesting keeping something safe as one would protect a child.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal