Chinese Word: 筌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

筌

Pinyin: quán

English Definition: bamboo fish trap

Chinese Definition:
①捕鱼的竹器：得鱼忘筌(喻功成而忘其凭借)。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 竹

Pictophonetic:全 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 全 [ quán ] whole, entire, complete; to preserve

Similar Characters: 荃

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	得鱼忘筌	dé yú wàng quán	lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子 ); fig. to take help for granted
	不落言筌	bù luò yán quán	to grasp a passage without clinging to a too-literal interpretation (idiom)

1		qiáng zhì 强制 lìng 令 de 的 quán 筌 fā 发 de 的 shǔ yú 属于 fǎ yuàn 法院 de 的 zì yóu 自由 cái liáng 裁量 quán 权。 The granting of an injunction is at the discretion of the court.
2		dì yī 第一 shì 是 jì xù zǒu 继续走 xià qù 下去， zuò hǎo 做好 dì 递 quán 筌 de 的 suǒ yǒu 所有 zhǔn bèi 准备， wèi 为 chū guó 出国 jìn xiū 进修 yuán mèng 圆梦。 The first is to continue to operate and do all delivery Quan prepare for the dream to study abroad.