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The character "存" is structured from the components "才" and "子", where "子" signifies a child and "才" contributes a sense of ability or basis, together forming an idea centered on nurturing and sustaining life. This core concept initially gave rise to meanings such as "to survive" or "to preserve", which later extended into more general applications like "to exist" and "to store". Over time, its semantic range widened to include both physical acts of keeping safe, as in "保存" (to preserve), and abstract states of being, as exemplified by "存在" (existence).
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我的钱存在银行。
他把照片存在电脑里。
这个文件需要保存好。
他存活下来的机会很小。
这段记忆将永存我心。
他的银行存款数额巨大。
游戏进度已经自动存档。
我对此事心存一丝疑虑。