籌 (cau4 | tao2 chou2 ) : [1] [n] chip, tally for calculating purposes [

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籌

cau4

tao2 chou2

[1] [n] chip, tally for calculating purposes [2] [v] plan; prepare [3] [v] raise money [4] [v] assess; estimate

Stroke count: 20

Level: 3

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

籌 / 筹

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This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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籌集 cau4 zaap6 chou2 ji2 = to collect money; to raise funds

籌建 cau4 gin3 chou2 jian4 = to prepare to build

籌備 cau4 bei6 chou2 bei4 = to prepare; to get ready

統籌 tung2 cau4 tong3 chou2 = overall planning; to plan as a whole

籌碼 cau4 maa5 chou2 ma3 = bargaining chip; (mahjong) scoring chip

籌款 cau4 fun2 chou2 kuan3 = fundraising

藍籌股 laam4 cau4 gu2 = blue-chip shares (on the stock exchange)

籌錢 cau4 cin4*2 = fundraising, to raise money

派籌 paai3 cau4 pai4 chou2 = chips allotment, quota

回籌 wui4 cau4 hui2 chou2 = return (on investment)
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 17 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 籌
Unicode code for this character: U+7C4C (off-site link)

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