Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "筌", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "筌", and master the standard way of writing the character "筌".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 筌
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "筌" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
筌 [quán]
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1. 捕鱼器 (Fishing gear). Made of bamboo and has inward-facing hooks. Also refers to fishing equipment in general.
例: 得鱼忘筌 (To achieve success and forget the means).
2. 例如: 筌箵 (A bamboo basket used for catching fish); 筌鱼 (Fishing); 筌拾 (To collect).
3. 比喻牢笼 (Metaphor for cage).
例: 筌意 (Meaning of a cage); 筌象 (Refers to a state not transcending the mundane world).
4. 同“荃”. 香草 (Calamus).
引: 元稹《和乐天感鹤》: 君看孤松树,…既可习为饱,亦可薰为筌 (Look at the solitary pine tree; it can be used for sustenance or to make calamus).
5. 引申指工具、手段 (Extended meaning refers to tools and methods).
例: 筌相 (Metaphor for someone who is proficient at making connections for wealth); 筌蹄 (A metaphor for means or tools to achieve a goal).
6. 通“铨”. 序次 (Order).
例: 筌绪 (Following the order).