chǔ
verb #6,467

Meanings

  1. 1 to store; to save up
  2. 2 to keep in reserve

Examples

Chǔcún shíwù.
Store food.
Chǔxù hěn zhòngyào.
Saving money is important.

Tips

usage
储存 = to store, 储蓄 = savings.

Components

radical
rén
person (radical form of 人)
Left indexing person radical — left-side form of . Anchors in the human-affairs family alongside (prepare), (save up). Storing was originally an act of human stewardship: the was a person who safeguarded the royal heir's resources (储君 = crown prince, the "stored ruler-to-be").
phonetic
zhū
all; various (here phonetic)
Right supplies the sound (zhū → chǔ through Old Chinese zh/ch alternation). itself means "all, various," lending a faint flavor of "storing many things" — fitting the meaning. Simplified from ; same phonetic family: (all), (notable), (heat), (office).

Stroke Order

chǔ