储 (chǔ): Taiwan pr., (bound form) to store up, to keep in reserve, heir to the throne
储 (chǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “taiwan pr..” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 诸 (phonetic). It ranks #1516 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 储 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- Taiwan pr.
- (bound form) to store up
- to keep in reserve
- heir to the throne
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 储
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 储存verb | chǔ cún | stockpile | 6 |
| 储蓄verb/noun | chǔ xù | to save money (in a bank) | 6 |
| 存储verb | cún chǔ | to store up | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 储藏室 | chǔ cáng shì | storeroom |
| 储备 | chǔ bèi | to store up |
| 储藏 | chǔ cáng | to store |
| 王储 | wáng chǔ | crown prince |
| 存储器 | cún chǔ qì | memory (computing) |
| 美联储 | měi lián chǔ | US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank |
| 仓储 | cāng chǔ | to store in a warehouse |
| 储量 | chǔ liàng | remaining quantity |
| 储气罐 | chǔ qì guàn | gas tank (for gas, not gasoline) |
| 储物 | chǔ wù | to store things |
| 储备粮 | chǔ bèi liáng | grain reserves |
| 储户 | chǔ hù | (bank) depositor |
| 皇储 | huáng chǔ | crown prince |
| 储君 | chǔ jūn | heir apparent to a throne |
| 储蓄率 | chǔ xù lǜ | savings rate |
储 appears in 52 compound words: 50 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 38 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 储 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他储品很好，在村里很受尊敬。
tā chǔ pǐn hěn hǎo , zài cūn lǐ hěn shòu zūn jìng .
He is a good provider and is highly respected in the village.
因应稀土战欧洲推战略储备计画,法德义三国带头
yīn yīng xī tǔ zhàn ōu zhōu tuī zhàn lüè chǔ bèi jì huà , fǎ dé yì sān guó dài tóu
In response to the rare earth war, Europe promoted a strategic reserve plan, led by France, Germany and Italy
...科夫接受专访透露 奉川普指示会晤伊朗前王储
. . . kē fū jiē shòu zhuān fǎng tòu lù fèng chuān pǔ zhǐ shì huì wù yī lǎng qián wáng chǔ
... Koff revealed in an exclusive interview that he was instructed by Trump to meet with the former crown prince of Iran
紧急储蓄帐户可与401(k)计画结合 但很少雇...
jǐn jí chǔ xù zhàng hù kě yǔ 4 0 1 ( k ) jì huà jié gě dàn hěn shǎo gù . . .
Emergency savings accounts can be combined with 401(k) plans but rarely hire...
和股票与储蓄帐户不同 出售实物白银很难吗
hé gǔ piào yǔ chǔ xù zhàng hù bù tóng chū shòu shí wù bái yín hěn nán ma
And unlike stocks and savings accounts, is it hard to sell physical silver?
存储概念股普涨 西部数据(WDC.US)涨逾...
cún chǔ gài niàn gǔ pǔ zhǎng xī bù shǔ jù ( W D C . U S ) zhǎng yú . . .
Storage concept stocks rose across Western Digital (WDC. US) rose more...
我想开个储蓄帐户。
Wǒ xiǎngkāi gè chǔxùzhànghù.
I'd like to open a savings account.
我忘了锁储藏室的门。
Wǒ wàng le suǒ chǔcángshì de mén.
I forgot to lock the storeroom.
如果你想安享晚年，现在就要开始储蓄了。
Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng ān xiǎng wǎnnián, xiànzài jiùyào kāishǐ chǔxù le.
If you want security in your old age, begin saving now.
有些动物会在秋天为冬季储藏食物。
Yǒuxiē dòngwù huì zài qiūtiān wèi dōngjì chúcáng shíwù.
Some animals store food in the fall for winter.
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