筹 - chóu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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20 strokes
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籌 (筹)

chóu

Definition

chip (in gambling)
token (for counting)
ticket
to prepare
to plan
to raise (funds)
resource
means

Character Decomposition

Related words (31)

籌出

chóu chū

to plan out; to prepare

to plan and prepare

to arrange; to make preparations

籌募

chóu mù

to raise funds; to collect money

籌商

chóu shāng

to discuss (a plan); to negotiate (an outcome)

籌備

chóu bèi

preparations; to get ready for sth

chip; counter

to prepare to build sth

籌思

chóu sī

to ponder a solution; to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc)

籌拍

chóu pāi

to prepare to film; to plan a shoot

to raise (money)

fundraising

astute; resourceful

bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token

籌算

chóu suàn

to calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board); to count beads; (fig.) to budget; to plan (an investment)

to discuss (a plan)

to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for

to raise resources

to raise money

to collect money; to raise funds

organizing committee

crowdfunding

an overall plan; to plan an entire project as a whole

運籌

yùn chóu

to plan; operations; logistics

酒籌

jiǔ chóu

chip on which tallies are recording during a drinking game

紅籌股

hóng chóu gǔ

red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside Mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange)

blue chip stock

operations research (OR)

一籌莫展

yī chóu mò zhǎn

at a loss; can find no way out; cannot do a thing; can't suggest a move; to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end

略勝一籌

lüè shèng yī chóu

slightly better; a cut above

統籌兼顧

tǒng chóu jiān gù

an overall plan taking into account all factors

Idioms (2)

觥籌交錯

gōng chóu jiāo cuò

wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined; to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom); a big (drinking) party

運籌帷幄

yùn chóu wéi wò

(lit.) to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom); (fig.) planning strategies

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