cún = cu + (e)n2
to exist / to deposit / to store / to keep / to survive
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How to pronounce 存

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= cu initial

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

存 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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zǎi = z + ai3
variant of 崽[zai3]
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= z + Ø1
used in 仔肩[zi1 jian1]
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= z + Ø3
meticulous / (of domestic animals or fowls) young
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rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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= z + Ø3
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-
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(noun suffix)
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Characters with 存 as component

jiàn = ji + an4
to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat
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jiàn = ji + an4
flowing water / successive
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jiàn = ji + an4
fence / palisade
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Words with 存

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to exist / to be / existence
to exist / to survive

Sentences with 存

存 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cún

to exist / to deposit / to store / to keep / to survive

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