筹

• 拼音: chóu
• 汉字拆解: 筹 = ⺮ (bamboo) + 寿 (longevity, phonetic) = counting stick/to plan

含义

To plan; to raise (funds); a counter or chip used in games.

Core morpheme in many planning and fundraising words: 筹备 (prepare), 筹划 (plan), 筹集 (raise funds), 筹码 (chip). Rarely used alone in modern Chinese except in set phrases.

例句

1. 公司正在筹资建设新的生产线。
2. 他们统筹全局，步步为营。
3. 这件事需要从长计筹。

用法指南

语境: business, planning, finance

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们需要筹更多资金才能启动项目。(We need to raise more funds before we can launch the project.)
• 这次活动由市政府统筹安排。(This event is coordinated and arranged by the city government.)

错误说法

• 我筹一下 (Too vague — use specific compounds like 筹备, 筹划, 筹集 instead)

起源与历史

Originally meant bamboo counting sticks used for calculation. Extended to mean planning and calculating, then to raising resources.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal