良策 (liáng cè) — good plan; sound strategy | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

good plansound strategy

Examples

良策。
Tā tí chū le yí gè liáng cè.
He proposed a good plan.
良策。
Zhè ge liáng cè bāng zhù gōng sī dù guò le kùn nan.
This sound strategy helped the company overcome difficulties.
良策。
Wǒ men xū yào yí gè cháng yuǎn de liáng cè.
We need a long-term sound strategy.

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.

The 良 sense of good specifies the 策 as a sound plan.

Characters in this word

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

良 possibly depicts corridors and a room.

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

竹朿策

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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