策
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cè · to urge, to whip

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 策

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Example sentences

Notice where 策 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zài cè huà bù gōng zuò.他在策划部工作。

He works in the planning section.

Source: Tatoeba #1192611 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chéng shí bù zǒng shì zuì hǎo de cè lüè.誠實不總是最好的策略。

Honesty is not always the best policy.

Source: Tatoeba #798223 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng chéngwéi jué cè de rén.我想成为决策的人。

I want to be the one who decides.

Source: Tatoeba #5574448 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yì běn guān yú gōng gòng zhèng cè de shū.这是一本关于公共政策的书。

This is a book about public policy.

Source: Tatoeba #4262351 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jié xī biān cè xiǎo máo lǘ qián jìn.傑西鞭策小毛驢前進。

Jessie urged the little donkey forward.

Source: Tatoeba #859246 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xī wàng bú shì yì zhǒng cè lüè.希望不是一种策略。

Hope is not a strategy.

Source: Tatoeba #437957 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 策 in context

  1. Say cè, then recall the core meaning: to urge, to whip.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 策划 (cè huà), meaning “to plot”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 策 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.