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策划人 (cè huà rén) — planner, organizer, (sometimes) schemer or plotter

Definition

A person who plans or organizes an activity, event, or project (often an event planner or project planner). It can also mean someone who schemes, but that negative sense is secondary — context usually tells you which is meant.

noun
plannerorganizer(sometimes) schemer or plotter
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 策划人。
    Zhè cì huó dòng de zǒng cè huà rén shì zhāng jīng lǐ.
    The overall planner of this event is Manager Zhang.
  • 策划人。
    Nà ge cè huà rén de yīn móu bèi jǐng fāng fā xiàn le.
    That schemer's plot was discovered by the police.
  • 策划人。
    Gōng sī xū yào yì míng zhuān yè de cè huà rén lái cè huà nián huì.
    The company needs a professional planner to organize the annual meeting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

策划plan
策cèplan划huàplan
联合Coordinate
人rénperson

策 and 划 both mean plan; with 人 (person) the word names someone who plans.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
朿
朿cì策cè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

策 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 朿 as a sound part.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
戈
戈gē划huá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

划 is made of 刀, a knife, and 戈, a weapon. The 戈 part gives the sound.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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