存 · cún · to exist
Learn the Chinese character 存 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 存.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 存
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 存.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 存cúnto exist
- 保存bǎocúnto conserve
- 存放cúnfàngto deposit
- 存款cúnkuǎnto deposit money (in a bank etc)
- 存在cúnzàito exist
- 生存shēngcúnto exist
- 储存chǔcúnstockpile
- 存储cúnchǔto store up
- 现存xiàncúnextant
- 存活cúnhuóto survive (a serious accident)
- 存货cúnhuòstock
- 存心cúnxīndeliberately
- 存折cúnzhépassbook
- 库存kùcúnproperty or cash held in reserve
- 内存nèicúninternal storage
- 求同存异qiútóng-cúnyì(idiom) to put aside differences and work together
- 幸存xìngcúnto survive (a disaster)
Real usage
Example sentences with 存
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 存 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 存
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 存 mean in Chinese?
存 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to exist.
How do you pronounce 存?
存 is shown as cún.
Is 存 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 存 is HSK 4 recognition character #42.
Can I practise writing 存?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 handwriting practice
- 17 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #42.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.