策 Plan

Radical Combination

• 竹

  Bamboo
• 木

  Tree
• 冂

  Head

Meaning

Primary

Plan

Mnemonic

With a bamboo tree resting atop your head, you devise a plan. The plan is actually for getting the bamboo tree off of your head. You’re trapped under it.

Hints

Imagine being trapped under this bamboo tree that is resting on your head. You’re stuck. Feel the weight of the bamboo tree pressing on your head as you try and devise a plan to get out from under it.

Readings

On’yomi

さく

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

But why is this bamboo tree so heavy? You look to each end of the bamboo and realize that there is a sack (さく) tied on each end. Each sack seems to be filled with heavy rocks. Looks like someone made a plan to trap you here. Now you have to devise a plan to escape!

Hints

Bamboo is usually kind of light, but this bamboo has a sack of rocks tied to each end making it heavy. Imagine yourself trying to remove this bamboo tree by pushing it up and away from you. It’s like doing a bench-press, bamboo style.