策 (cè) - Strategy, plan & policy

策Tone 4

cè ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

偲嫦

策 · cè

Strategy, plan;

policy;

scheme;

whip;

to urge;

to encourage;

ancient writing slips.

Strategy, planpolicyscheme

Usage highlights

StrategyPolicyTo whip a horseTo encouragePlanningCountermeasure

Synonyms

  • 计— plan, scheme
  • 谋— strategy, plan
  • 略— strategy, plan

Antonyms

  • 随— to follow, go along with (opposite of planning)
  • 乱— chaos, disorder (opposite of strategy)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He devised a brilliant strategy (策略).
  • The government announced a new policy (政策).
  • She cracked the whip (策马) to urge the horse forward.
  • Ancient texts were written on bamboo slips (简策).

Collocations

  • Strategy(策略)
  • Policy(政策)
  • To whip a horse(策马)
  • To encourage(策励)
  • Planning(策划)
  • Countermeasure(对策)

Idioms

  • To offer advice and suggestions(出谋划策)
  • To whip and urge forward(鞭策)
  • To sit and discuss strategies(坐而论策)
  • To plan and calculate(运筹决策)

Cultural background

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  • Originally referred to bamboo slips used for writing in ancient China, later extended to mean plans or strategies written on them.
  • Associated with imperial examinations where candidates wrote policy essays called 策论.
  • The 'whip' meaning connects to the character's radical (竹 - bamboo) as whips were originally made from bamboo.

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