Chinese symbol for “archive”
存档
cún dàng
Traditional: 存檔
to archive; to place on file; saved data (for a video game etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for archive is 存档 (cún dàng), defined as: to archive; to place on file; saved data (for a video game etc).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “archive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 档案 (檔案) | dàng àn | file; record; archive |
| 箓 (籙) | lù | record book; archive; Taoist written charm |
| 汇整 (彙整) | huì zhěng | to collect and organize (papers etc); to archive (data) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 存档.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist; to be |
| 生存 | shēng cún | to exist; to survive |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc) |
| 储存 (儲存) | chǔ cún | stockpile; to store |
| 存款 | cún kuǎn | to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings |
| 存储 (存儲) | cún chǔ | to store up; to stockpile |
| 档案 (檔案) | dàng àn | file; record; archive |
| 文档 (文檔) | wén dàng | (computer) file; document; documentation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “archive”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.