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Pronunciationchóu
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes20 strokes

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Pronunciation chóu
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 13 strokes
Traditional Strokes 20 strokes
Traditional Form

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 903
View Original Page 903
Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) 筹 Kangxi strokes: 20 Page 903, Entry 01 Guangyun: Pronounced chou Jiyun, Yunhui: Pronounced chou Zhengyun: Pronounced chou Refers to small bamboo sticks used for calculation. Ceremonial Rites (Yili), Shooting Rites: Eighty counting sticks. Commentary: Counting sticks are calculation tools. Also refers to arrows used in the pot-pitching game. Book of Rites (Liji), Pot-Pitching: The arrows are five spans long indoors, seven spans long in the hall, and nine spans long in the courtyard. Commentary: Arrows are the projectile implements. Also refers to strategic planning. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Emperor Gaozu: Devising strategies within a tent. Also, according to Jiyun: Pronounced tao. Yangzi, Regional Speech (Fangyan): Means to wear on the head. Also rhyming as chu. Cai Hong, Rhapsody on Weiqi: Deploying subtle thoughts, wielding mysterious strategies. Paying attention to the colors of clothing, enjoying crimson horses.

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