Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to store

Chinese: 积存、蓄养。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xu” becomes a different word in each tone. 蓄 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 储蓄chǔ xùto save money (in a bank); savings
  • 积蓄jī xùto save; to put aside; savings
  • 含蓄hán xùto contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained
  • 蓄意xù yìdeliberate; premeditated; malice
  • 蓄水xù shuǐwater storage

Example Sentence

平时多储蓄一点儿钱,以备不时之需。Píng shí duō chǔ xù yì diǎnr qián, yǐ bèi bù shí zhī xū.Save a little more money in normal times for emergencies.

平时píng shíordinarilyduōmany储蓄chǔ xùto save money (in a bank)一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一点qiáncoinbybèi(bound form) to prepare不时之需bù shí zhī xūa possible period of want