蓄 (xù): to store up

蓄 (xù) is a Chinese character meaning “to store up.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 畜 (phonetic). It ranks #1958 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 蓄 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to store up

Etymology & Origin

蓄

pictophoneticplant

Decomposition: ⿱艹畜 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 蓄

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
储蓄verb/nounchǔ xùto save money (in a bank)6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
蓄意adjectivexù yìdeliberate
积蓄verbjī xùto save
含蓄adjectivehán xùto contain
蓄谋verbxù móuto premeditate
蓄水池nounxù shuǐ chíwater reservoir
养精蓄锐phraseyǎng jīng xù ruìto preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom)
蓄电池nounxù diàn chísecondary (rechargeable) battery
蓄水verbxù shuǐwater storage
蓄积verbxù jīto accumulate
蓄须verbxù xūto grow a beard
储蓄率chǔ xù lǜsavings rate
蓄须明志xù xū míng zhìto grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳 growing a beard and refus...
蓄势待发xù shì dài fāto wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
个人储蓄gè rén chǔ xùpersonal savings
定期储蓄dìng qī chǔ xùfixed deposit (banking)
24
Total compounds
42
As first character
42
As last character
17
As middle character

蓄 appears in 24 compound words: 42 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 17 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 蓄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

储chǔ
0.6162,711 co-occurrences
池chí
0.5323,038 co-occurrences
水shuǐ
0.4948,108 co-occurrences
吹chuī
0.48311 co-occurrences
帐zhàng
0.46911 co-occurrences
抽chōu
0.463810 co-occurrences
滞zhì
0.459214 co-occurrences
奴nú
0.450804 co-occurrences
意yì
0.4364,122 co-occurrences
拦lán
0.431160 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

兼收并蓄jiānshōubìngxùHSK 6+

incorporate things of a diverse nature

phrase
蓄势待发xù shì dài fāHSK 6+

to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc

phrase
养精蓄锐yǎngjīngxùruìHSK 7+

to recuperate and build up energy

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我们要积蓄力量,为将来的挑战做准备。

Wǒmen yào jīxù lìliàng, wèi jiānglái de tiǎozhàn zuò zhǔnbèi.

We must build up our strength to prepare for future challenges.

東方日報Feb 2026

八大财政储蓄1515亿元 岭大最少仅37亿元

bā dà cái zhèng chǔ xù 1 5 1 5 yì yuán lǐng dà zuì shǎo jǐn 3 7 yì yuán

The eight major fiscal savings are 151.5 billion yuan, and Lingnan University has at least only 3.7 billion yuan

StheadlineFeb 2026

...校長籲及早建立良好理財習慣 家長必學將儲蓄融入生活:「財分三份」建立儲蓄習慣

. . . jiào 長 籲 jí zǎo jiàn lì liáng hǎo lǐ 財 習 慣 jiā 長 bì 學 將 儲 xù róng rù shēng huó 財 fēn sān fèn jiàn lì 儲 xù 習 慣

Principal Urges Early Development of Sound Financial Habits Parents Must Learn to Integrate Savings into Daily Life: "Divide Income into Three Portions" to Cultivate Savings Habits

大紀元 | 大紀元新聞網Feb 2026

和股票與儲蓄帳戶不同 出售實物白銀很難嗎

hé gǔ piào 與 儲 xù 帳 戶 bù tóng chū shòu 實 wù bái 銀 hěn 難 嗎

Unlike stocks and savings accounts, is it hard to sell physical silver?

WorldjournalFeb 2026

緊急儲蓄帳戶可與401(k)計畫結合 但很少雇主...

緊 jí 儲 xù 帳 戶 kě 與 計 畫 結 gě dàn hěn shǎo gù zhǔ . . .

Emergency savings accounts can be combined with 401(k) plans, but few employers...

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

...封關期間漲逾2%...台股金馬年開紅盤 蓄勢衝關34K

. . . fēng 關 qī 間 漲 yú . . . tái gǔ jīn 馬 nián 開 紅 盤 xù 勢 衝 關

... Taiwan Stocks Rise Over 2% During... Taiwan Stocks Open Red in the Year of the Golden Horse, Gathering Momentum to Surpass 34K

Tatoeba

我想开个储蓄帐户。

Wǒ xiǎngkāi gè chǔxùzhànghù.

I'd like to open a savings account.

Tatoeba

她把她那时的全副积蓄都给了他。

Tā bǎ tā nàshí de quánfù jīxù dōu gěi le tā.

She gave him all the money that she had then.

Tatoeba

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.

Tatoeba

你现在不好好储蓄金钱的话,终有一天会后悔的。

Nǐ xiànzài bù hǎohǎo chǔxù jīnqián dehuà, zhōng yǒu yī tiān huì hòuhuǐ de.

Some day you will come to realize the importance of saving.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 艹 (plant) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced xù

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 蓄 (xù) mean in Chinese?
蓄 (xù) primarily means "to store up." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1958 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 蓄 and 下?
蓄 (xù) and 下 (xià) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 蓄 (up) vs 下 (down).
How many strokes does 蓄 have?
蓄 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 蓄?
The radical associated with 蓄 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are the components of 蓄?
蓄 is composed of: 艹 (semantic), 畜 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱艹畜 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 蓄?
Common words with 蓄 include: 蓄意 (xù yì, "deliberate"); 积蓄 (jī xù, "to save"); 储蓄 (chǔ xù, "to save money (in a bank)"); 含蓄 (hán xù, "to contain"); 蓄谋 (xù móu, "to premeditate"). There are over 24 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 蓄 (xù)?
Several characters share the pronunciation xù: 许 (to allow, perhaps), 需 (to need), 须 (must), 续 (to continue), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 蓄 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 蓄 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.