Definitions

(noun) policy; plan; strategy
(verb) to encourage; to urge on

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

is a phono-semantic compound: the bamboo radical signals the material, while (a thorn or splinter) provides the sound. Originally, it denoted both a bamboo riding whip and the narrow bamboo slips bound into early books and documents. Because these slips were the standard medium for official edicts, military strategies, and administrative records, the meaning shifted from the physical object to its written content. Today the character primarily means plan, strategy, or policy.

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

这个略很好。

Zhè ge cèlüè hěn hǎo.

This strategy is very good.

他建议改变略。

Tā jiànyì gǎibiàn cèlüè.

He suggested changing the strategy.

公司正在划新项目。

Gōngsī zhèngzài cèhuà xīn xiàngmù.

The company is planning a new project.

这项政促进了经济发展。

Zhè xiàng zhèngcè cùjìnle jīngjì fāzhǎn.

This policy promoted economic development.

我们必须想出应对之

Wǒmen bìxū xiǎngchū yìngduì zhī cè.

We must come up with a countermeasure.

他的演讲动了很多人。

Tā de yǎnjiǎng cèdòngle hěnduō rén.

His speech motivated many people.

为了成功,我们需要制定长期略。

Wèile chénggōng, wǒmen xūyào zhìdìng chángqī cèlüè.

In order to succeed, we need to formulate a long-term strategy.

在复杂的环境中,灵活的略至关重要。

Zài fùzá de huánjìng zhōng, línghuó de cèlüè zhìguān zhòngyào.

In complex environments, flexible strategies are crucial.