Dong Chinese dictionary

chǔ

save money

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 諸 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

諸 Sound component

zhū

several

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chǔ

to save money, store, reserve; an heir; to store; to save; to have in reserve; heir; Taiwan pr. [chú]

Chǔ

surname Chu; Taiwan pr. [Chú]

Most common words with 儲

Sources