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蓄

xù
verb #14,372

Meanings

  1. 1 to store up; to accumulate
  2. 2 to grow (e.g. a beard)
  3. 3 to entertain (ideas); to harbor

Examples

他蓄了一把长胡子。
Tā xù le yī bǎ cháng húzi.
He grew a long beard.
这个水库可以蓄很多水。
Zhège shuǐkù kěyǐ xù hěn duō shuǐ.
This reservoir can store a lot of water.

Tips

usage
蓄 appears in many common compounds: 储蓄 (savings), 蓄意 (premeditated/deliberate), 蓄电池 (rechargeable battery), 蓄水池 (water tank/reservoir), 含蓄 (reserved/implicit). The core meaning is always about accumulating or holding something inside.

Stroke Order

蓄 xù