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The character '筹' incorporates a bamboo radical alongside the phonetic component '寿', reflecting its origin in bamboo tally sticks employed for numerical accounting and strategic planning. Its traditional form '籌' retains the bamboo radical but uses the more complex '壽' for its sound. Initially denoting physical counters used in calculation and record-keeping, the meaning broadened over centuries to encompass abstract notions of planning, resource allocation, and strategic formulation, evident in modern compounds such as '筹划' for devising plans or '筹码' for bargaining chips. This transition from a concrete object to an abstract concept demonstrates how the character's application evolved while preserving its intrinsic connection to measured organization and preparatory thought.
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我们在筹备生日宴会。
他们筹集了很多钱。
他在赌桌上放了一些筹码。
公司需要统筹所有资源。
我们正在筹办一场音乐会。
慈善机构正在为地震灾区积极筹款。
团队精心筹划了这个项目。
他暗中筹谋如何提升公司业绩。