Dong Chinese dictionary

chǔ

save money

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

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

诸 Sound component

zhū

several

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

chǔ

to save money, store, reserve; an heir; to store; to save; to have in reserve; heir; Taiwan pr. [chú]

Chǔ

surname Chu; Taiwan pr. [Chú]

Most common words with 储

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