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策

Mandarin · pinyin cè#

policy
plan
scheme
bamboo slip for writing (old)
to whip (a horse)
to encourage
riding crop with sharp spines (old)
essay written for the imperial examinations (old)
upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

Mandarin · pinyin Cè#

surname Ce

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策: cè · scheme, plan; to whip; urge

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caak3

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plan; scheme; strategy
(literary) to plan; to scheme
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to calculate; to estimate
(historical) bamboo or wooden strips used for writing on in ancient China
(historical) a kind of emperor's edict
(historical) a type of essay in ancient China, used in imperial examinations where questions on political or economic affairs were set
(historical) a kind of computing tool in ancient China, on which the multiplication table was written for multiplication, division or extracting the square root during the Qing dynasty
(historical) spur
(alt. form 敇) (literary) to spur; to whip; to urge with a horsewhip
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to drive; to urge
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) number; value
(literary) cane; walking stick
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to lean on; to rest on support
(calligraphy) upward horizontal stroke (the fifth of the Eight Principles of Yong)
(Mainland China Hokkien) to confer; to consult; to coordinate; to discuss
(Chinese astronomy) Gamma Cassiopeiae
a surname

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