存根

cúngēn

noun #28,066

Measure Word

一张存根 zhāng

Meanings

1 stub
2 counterfoil
3 receipt stub
4 check stub

Characters

to store; to preserve; to exist

root; base; origin

Examples

请保留好您的支票存根。

Qǐng bǎoliú hǎo nín de zhīpiào cúngēn.

Please keep your check stub safe.

这张发票的存根要保存三年。

Zhè zhāng fāpiào de cúngēn yào bǎocún sānnián.

The stub of this invoice must be kept for three years.

Tips

memory

存 (to store/preserve) + 根 (root) — a stub is the 'root' that is stored after the main part is detached, like a root that remains in the ground.

Stroke Order

存 cún

根 gēn