籌 (cau4 cau4*2 | chou2) : chip; plan; strategy

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籌

cau4 cau4*2

chou2

[1] [n] chip; counter; tally
[2] [v] plan; prepare; arrange
[3] [n] strategy; stratgem

Jyutping cau4*2 is used only when it means "chip" and the relevant noun is single character.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 20

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

籌 / 筹

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Mar 2012 15:40

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派籌 paai3 cau4*2 pai4 chou2 = chips allotment, quota

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

回籌 wui4 cau4 hui2 chou2 = return (on investment)

籌劃 cau4 waak6 chou2 hua4 = plan and prepare

勝人一籌 sing3 jan4 jat1 cau4 sheng4 ren2 yi1 chou2 = to have an edge on sb.

生籌 saang1 cau4 = the "life chip" in drawing lots

死籌 sei2 cau4 = the "death chip" in drawing lots

執籌 zap1 cau4*2 = picking up a chip when drawing lots 粵

一籌莫展 jat1 cau4 mok6 zin2 yi1*4 chou2 mo4 zhan3 = to be without a plan or strategy to employ

教育統籌委員會 gaau3 juk6 tung2 cau4 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Education Commission

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+7c4c (off-site link)

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