Chinese symbol for “stub”
存根
cún gēn
stub
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stub is 存根 (cún gēn), defined as: stub.
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
Other Chinese words for “stub”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 头 (頭) | tóu | head; hair style |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 存根.
| 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 |
| 根据 (根據) | gēn jù | according to; based on |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stub”.
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.