Mnemonic comic for

Translation

chóu = ch + ou2: chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / means

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
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chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket / to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds) / resource; way; means
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筹 character breakdown

"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
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long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary / a surname
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Characters with 筹 as component

筹 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 筹

bargaining chip / gaming chip / casino token
preparations / to get ready for sth
to plan and prepare
superior by a notch / a cut above / even better
to be unable to find a solution / to be at wits' end
to prepare to build sth
to raise (money)
to raise funds / to collect money
to calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board) / to count beads / fig. to budget / to plan (an investment)
to plan out / to prepare
to discuss (a plan) / to negotiate (an outcome)
chip / counter
to ponder a solution / to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc)
to prepare to film / to plan a shoot
astute / resourceful
variant of 籌劃|筹划[chou2 hua4]

Sentences with 筹

筹 currently does not appear in any sentence.