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儲

简储 · 繁儲

Mandarin · pinyin chǔ#

(bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve
heir to the throne
Taiwan pr. chú

Mandarin · pinyin Chǔ#

surname Chu
Taiwan pr. Chú

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儲: Look up this written character
储: chǔ · save money, store, reserve; heir

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3 · chu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cou5 · cyu1 · cyu4 · cyu5

Cantonese word readings for 儲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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to store; to reserve; to save money
stockpiled materials
to wait; to await
heir to the throne
used in 儲與／储与
a surname

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