储

儲

chǔ

亻 + 诸

Definitions

chǔ (verb) to store; to save; to keep in reserve

chǔ (noun) heir

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 诸 represents the sound. Simplified form of 儲.

Semantic: 亻 Phonetic: 诸

About

储, meaning to store, save, or accumulate resources such as goods or money, is a simplified form of the traditional character 儲. Both are phono-semantic compounds: the 亻 (person) radical on the left marks the action as a deliberate human activity, while the right side provides the sound. In the traditional form, the phonetic is 諸 (zhū, 'all' or 'various'); the simplified 储 replaces this with 诸, which reduces the 言 (speech) component within the character.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

储蓄很重要。

Chǔxù hěn zhòngyào.

Saving is very important.

我每月都储蓄。

Wǒ měi yuè dōu chǔxù.

I save money every month.

银行提供储蓄服务。

Yínháng tígōng chǔxù fúwù.

Banks provide savings services.

我们应该储存一些水。

Wǒmen yīnggāi chǔcún yīxiē shuǐ.

We should store some water.

储备粮食是国家的责任。

Chǔbèi liángshí shì guójiā de zérèn.

Reserving grain is the country's responsibility.

他储蓄了十年才买得起房子。

Tā chǔxùle shí nián cái mǎi de qǐ fángzi.

He saved for ten years before he could afford a house.

为了应对危机，政府增加了石油储备。

Wèile yìngduì wēijī, zhèngfǔ zēngjiāle shíyóu chǔbèi.

To cope with the crisis, the government increased oil reserves.

随着科技发展，数据储存技术越来越先进。

Suízhe kējì fāzhǎn, shùjù chǔcún jìshù yuèláiyuè xiānjìn.

With technological development, data storage technology is becoming more advanced.

Related Characters

Component: 亻

Component: 诸

储