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存

Mandarin · pinyin cún

to exist
to deposit
to store
to keep
to survive

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存: cún · exist, live, be; survive; remain

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) to exist
to cherish; to harbor
to leave with; to check
to deposit
to remain on balance; to be in stock
to accumulate; to collect
to store; to keep; to save
stock; reserve
(literary, archaic) to call on; to inquire; to show concern; to offer comfort
(Hokkien) to modestly concede; to humbly decline
(Hokkien) to prepare in advance; to anticipate beforehand

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