Mnemonic comic for 筹
Translation
Mnemonic
Charlie Chaplin (ch) is gambling in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). He already lost a couple of longevity peach buns (寿), and his debt is engraved on a bamboo stick (⺮) which serves as token for counting (筹). To win his longevity peach buns back he devises a strategy: he plans (筹) to use crowd funding (筹) to make up for his loss.
All translations for 筹
chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / means
chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket / to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds) / resource; way; means
Comments
筹 character breakdown
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary / a surname
bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118