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策
cè
1. policy
2. plan
3. scheme
4. bamboo slip for writing (old)
5. to whip (a horse)
6. to encourage
7. riding crop with sharp spines (old)
8. essay written for the imperial examinations (old)
9. upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

策
cè
to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

对策
duìcè
countermeasure for dealing with a situation
HSK 6
策划
cèhuà
to plot
HSK 6
鞭策
biāncè
to spur on
HSK 6
良策
liángcè
good plan
失策
shīcè
to blunder
孙策
SūnCè
Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
决策
juécè
strategic decision
HSK 6
善策
shàncè
wise policy
献策
xiàncè
to offer advice
策勒
Cèlè
Chira Nahiyisi
策动
cèdòng
to conspire
策励
cèlì
to encourage
策反
cèfǎn
to instigate (rebellion etc)
策问
cèwèn
essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams
策士
cèshì
strategist
策应
cèyìng
in coordination with
策略
cèlüè
tactics
HSK 6
策画
cèhuà
variant of [[策劃|策划<cèhuà>]]
策试
cèshì
imperial exam involving writing essay on policy [[策論|策论<cèlùn>]]
策论
cèlùn
essay on current affairs submitted to the emperor as policy advice (old)

Alternate Entries

策
Cè
surname Ce
策
cè
variant of [[策<cè>]]
策
cè
variant of [[策<cè>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
713
Word Frequency Rank
3,088 of 84,292