计 jì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 十 ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
计策
jìcè
strategy; stratagem; tactic
Characters in this word
策 cè
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 朿 thorn, sting, prickle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这套计策看似周密，却低估了公众对真相的敏感度。 Zhè tào jìcè kànsì zhōumì, què dīgū le gōngzhòng duì zhēnxiàng de mǐngǎndù. This strategy seemed meticulous, but it underestimated the public's sensitivity to the truth.
- 他想出一个好计策，让对手没有防备。 Tā xiǎng chū yí ge hǎo jìcè, ràng duìshǒu méiyǒu fángbèi. He came up with a good stratagem that caught his opponent off guard.
- 小狐狸用计策骗走了乌鸦嘴里的奶酪。 Xiǎo húli yòng jìcè piàn zǒu le wūyā zuǐ lǐ de nǎilào. The little fox used a trick to cheat the crow out of the cheese in its beak.