贮 zhù to store
to store; to stockpile; to hoard
怎么记住“贮”: 贝 sea shell + 宀 roof + 一 one = to store. The girl brings home every sea shell from the holiday and uses one corner under the roof to store them all.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
贮 = 贝 sea shell + 㝉 store up
- 贝 sea shell meaning
- 㝉 store up sound
- 宀 roof
- 一 one
The girl brings home every sea shell from the holiday and uses one corner under the roof to store them all.
How it came to be
The shell gives the meaning and the frame the sound; the oldest form already draws the shell inside that frame.
用法
- To store up/stockpile: 贮藏 (zhùcáng) to store (贮藏粮食 to store grain), 贮存 (zhùcún) to keep in storage, 贮备 (zhùbèi) to stockpile.
- Formal/written, near-synonym of 储 (chǔ). Refers to keeping goods in reserve.