chóu

chip

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 寿 represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
⺮ meaning component

  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of .

寿 sound component

寿  Sound component

shòu

  

old age

Evolution

筹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
筹 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
筹 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
筹 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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chóu

chip, tally, token; raise money; chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; means

Most common words with 筹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

ticket

筹码

bargaining chip

筹备

preparations

筹集

to collect money

筹款

fundraising