Phonosemantic compound. 子 represents the meaning and 才 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
存
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
存
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
存
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
存
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
存
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
存
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
存 [cún]
to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
存 あきら
Akira female given name
存 すすむ
Susumu given name
存 そん
Son given name
存 ぞん
Zon given name
存 たもつ
Tamotsu surnamegiven name
存 めぐむ
Megumu given name
存 やすし
Yasushi given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
存在 [cúnzài] #859
to exist
生存 [shēngcún] #2,342
to exist
幸存者 [xìngcúnzhě] #2,524
survivor
幸存者 [xìngcúnzhě] #2,524
survivor
保存 [bǎocún] #3,625
to conserve
存款 [cúnkuǎn] #8,391
to deposit money (in a bank etc)
库存 [kùcún] #15,545
property or cash held in reserve
库存 [kùcún] #15,545
property or cash held in reserve
内存 [nèicún] #20,679
internal storage
内存 [nèicún] #20,679
internal storage
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 存在 [そんざい] #260
existence
⭐ ご存知 [ごぞんじ] #3,684
knowing
⭐ 存じる [ぞんじる] #4,777
to know
⭐ 存分 [ぞんぶん] #5,225
to one's heart's content
⭐ 保存 [ほぞん] #5,343
preservation
存在感 [そんざいかん] #6,250
(sense of) presence
⭐ 生存 [せいぞん] #7,236
existence
⭐ 依存 [いぞん] #7,669
dependence
⭐ 思う存分 [おもうぞんぶん] #7,919
to one's heart's content
⭐ 存続 [そんぞく] #7,965
continuance
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