策

Traditional form:

策

Pinyin (reading):

cè

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 策 - to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy

Traditional characters:

• 策 - to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy