| 籌 | 1357C20 92A.00-1 | 部居  | 畫數 20 | ㄔㄡˊ [chou2] . [Abbr.  ] | ||
| N. adjunct. | (MC) 六籌好漢 six big fellows. | |||||
| N. | (1) Chips in gambling, token, tally for counting: 籌碼 [chou2ma3]↓; 竹籌 bamboo chips; 算籌 chips used for counting. (2) 借箸代籌 (allu.) make use of chopsticks to stand as tokens to indicate position of army units (in military council); hence a plan, a move: 一籌莫展 couldn't suggest a move or do a thing; see V.i. & t.↓. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) (In compp., 籌＋vb.) to plan: 籌備，籌畫 [chou2bei4], [chou2hua4]↓. (2) To collect or prepare funds: 籌款，籌措 [chou2kuan3], [chou2cuo4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 籌辦 [chou2ban4], v.t., make plans to start (school, project). 2. 籌備 [chou2bei4], v.t. & t., to make preparations: 籌備好了 all is prepared. 3. 籌邊 [chou2bian1], v.i., make plans for frontier regions. 4. 籌度 [chou2duo4], v.i., to reckon, calculate. 5. 籌畫 [chou2hua4], v.i. & t., to make plans for (future). 6. 籌款 [chou2kuan3], v.i., plan financing (of project), prepare necessary funds (for purpose). 7. 籌略 [chou2lUe4], n., plan strategy. 8. 籌馬（兒） [chou2ma0] ([chou2ma0er0]1), n., a chips (as in poker). 9. 籌碼（兒） [chou2ma3] ([chou2ma0er0]2), n., a debenture, voucher, certificate; gambling chips. 10. 籌商 [chou2shang1], v.i. & t., to discuss. 11. 籌算 [chou2suan4], v.t., orig., to count with bamboo chips bearing notches, now to reckon in gen. 12. 籌策 [chou2ce4], v.t., to plan (procedures, moves). 13. 籌措 [chou2cuo4], v.t., to raise necessary funds. 14. 籌議 [chou2yi4], v.i. & t., to discuss (in planning stage). | |||||