Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "贮", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "贮", and master the standard way of writing the character "贮".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 贮
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "贮" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
贮 (zhù)
Definition:
1. 储存。
Storage.
2. 储存:~存。~藏(cáng )。~积。
Storage: to store, to conceal, to accumulate.
3. 【本义】:积存,收藏
[Original Meaning]: to accumulate, to collect.
4. 【造字法】:形声。从贝,宁( zhù )声。从贝与财物有关。
[Character Formation]: Phonetic-ideographic character. The left part is 贝 (shell, related to money), and the right part is 宁 (zhù) which indicates sound.
5. 同本义(侧重于保存,含有积累储存的过程) ([En.] store; hold)
Same original meaning (focuses on preservation, implies the process of accumulation and storage).
6. 等待。通“伫” ([En.] wait)
Wait. Same as “伫”.
Examples:
1. 《说文》:貯,积也。 按,与宁同。因宁为朝宁义所专,复制此字。
"Shuowen Jiezi": "贮" means to accumulate. Note that it is the same as 宁. The character is derived from 宁, which has a specialized meaning in the morning.
2. 货物贮藏于市中。——《周礼·廛人》注
Goods are stored in the market. — Annotation from "Zhou Li • Chān Rén".
3. 《吕氏春秋·乐成》:我有衣冠,而子产贮之。
"Lüshi Chunqiu": I have clothes and caps, and you, Chancan, stored it.
4. 晁错《论贵粟疏》:而商贾大者积贮倍息,小者坐列贩卖。
"Chao Cuo's Commentary on Expensive Grain": The large merchants accumulate wealth at double interest, while the smaller ones stand in line to sell.
5. 《世说新语·任诞》:厨中有贮酒数百斛。
"Shishuo Xinxin Yu": There are several hundred hu of stored wine in the kitchen.
6. 宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈·活板》:木格贮之。
Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bitan": Store it in a wooden frame.
7. 清·梁启超《谭嗣同传》:备贮弹药。
Qing Dynasty, Liang Qichao's "Biography of Tan Sitong": Prepare to store ammunition.
8. 清·龚自珍《病梅馆记》:馆以贮之。
Qing Dynasty, Gong Zizhen's "Record of the Sick Plum Pavilion": The pavilion is used to store it.
More examples:
- 以广贮江宁、 杭州、 苏州之病梅。
To broadly store sick plums from Jiangning, Hangzhou, and Suzhou.
- 贮廊(厅后的房屋);贮草过冬;贮木场
Storage corridor (room behind the hall); store hay for winter; lumber storage yard.