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籌
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筹
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make arrangements

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
chóu
チュウ
かずとり、はかりごと
주
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (籌)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 壽 longevity =
籌 make arrangements
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
壽 Phonetic component
longevity
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Simplified (筹)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 寿 old =
筹 chip
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
寿 Phonetic component
shòu old
old age, long life
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
筹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
筹 / 籌 [chóu]
chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; means
Japanese
籌 ちゅう 同音
noun archaic wooden skewer used for counting
謀 、 籌 (rare) はかりごと 同音
noun plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
籌 かぞえ
Kazoe surname
籌 ひかる
Hikaru given name
CHINESE WORDS (37)
筹码 [chóu​mǎ] #5,488
bargaining chip
筹备 [chóu​bèi] #10,444
preparations
筹集 [chóu​jí] #9,732
to collect money
筹款 [chóu​kuǎn] #7,600
fundraising
统筹 [tǒng​chóu] #38,968
an overall plan
筹划 [chóu​huà] #12,061
to plan and prepare
筹资 [chóu​zī] #18,959
to raise resources
筹建 [chóu​jiàn] #32,965
to prepare to build sth
筹办 [chóu​bàn] #19,644
to arrange
筹措 [chóu​cuò] #34,515
to raise (money)
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JAPANESE WORDS (5)
謀 [はかりごと] #27,427
plan
一籌 [いっちゅう] #227,818
(a) point
籌木 [ちゅうぎ] #302,990
small block of wood used to clean one's anus after defecating
一籌を輸する [いっちゅうをゆする]
to be inferior to
算籌 [さんちゅう]
sticks used for counting