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

The character 储 means to save or accumulate resources, materials, wealth, or reserves for future use. Its traditional form, 儲, combines a semantic human radical (亻) on the left with a phonetic component on the right meaning 'all' or 'various'. In the modern simplified form, this right-hand phonetic component is altered by modifying the speech radical within it. The human radical underscores that stockpiling or setting aside supplies is a deliberate human action.

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