策 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

策 English definition

  • policy
  • plan
  • scheme
  • bamboo slip for writing (old)
  • to whip (a horse)
  • to encourage
  • riding crop with sharp spines (old)
  • essay written for the imperial examinations (old)
  • upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side;
  • : book
  • : book; booklet; classifier for books;
  • : rest-room; toilet; lavatory;
  • : sorrowful;
  • : to survey; to measure; to conjecture;
  • : sharp;
  • : pointed grass blade; to prick;

Words containing 策, by HSK level