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保存

bǎocún

to save; to store

A person storing fruit in a jar
Memory picture

Characters in this word

保 bǎo

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 呆 dull, simple, stupid
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

存 cún

Strokes
6
Radical
子 — son, child
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 子 son, child
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请保存文件。 Qǐng bǎocún wénjiàn. Please save the file.
  • 我保存照片。 Wǒ bǎocún zhàopiàn. I save photos.
  • 保存这个号码。 Bǎocún zhège hàomǎ. Save this number.

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