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Character · Noun · VerbTraditional筴

same as 策; plan; bamboo slips

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Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

bamboo slips for writing; ancient books

archaic

This is the original meaning of 策, which 筴 is synonymous with in classical texts.

Shàng上
gǔ古
dà大
shì事
 ，
shū书
zhī之
cè筴
 。

Important events in ancient times were recorded on bamboo slips.

Zuǒ左
zhí执
cè筴
 ，
yòu右
bǐng秉
yuè钺
 。

Holding bamboo slips in the left hand and a battle-axe in the right.

2.

noun

plan; strategy; scheme

literary

Same as the common modern word 策, but used in classical or literary contexts.

Xiàn献
qí奇
cè筴
yǐ以
ān安
bāng邦
 。

Presented a clever strategy to stabilize the country.

Cǐ此
nǎi乃
shàng上
shàng上
zhī之
cè筴
 。

This is the best plan of all.

3.

verb

to whip; to urge on (as with a riding crop)

archaic

Another shared meaning with 策, often referring to driving a horse.

Cè筴
mǎ马
ér而
qián前
 。

Whipped the horse to go forward.