quán筌
筌
literary
archaic
Meaning of 筌
筌 means bamboo fishing trap; fish cage. Pronounced quán.
- bamboo fishing trap; fish cage
Character Info
Radical竹
Strokes12
Components
竹
全
Stroke Order
筌
Definitions & Examples
Dé得
yú鱼
wàng忘
quán筌
。
To forget the bamboo trap after catching the fish (to forget the means once the end is achieved).
Quán筌
zhě者
suǒ所
yǐ以
zài在
yú鱼
，
dé得
yú鱼
ér而
wàng忘
quán筌
。
The bamboo trap is the means by which to catch fish; once the fish is caught, the trap is forgotten.