(suàn) - to calculate; to count as, to consider as in Mandarin

suàn

Traditional: 算

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Translation

to calculate; to count as, to consider as

Word origin

算 (suàn) means 'to calculate, to count as'. It combines 竹 (bamboo) on top, recalling counting rods, with 目 (eye) and 廾 (two hands) below, picturing hands manipulating counting sticks while watching.

Origin: ideograph
Root: 竹 (bamboo, counting rods) + 目 (eye) + 廾 (two hands)

Stroke order

算

Examples

账zhàng。

Let me work out the bill.

。

This counts as nothing.

，。

Forget it, do not bring it up again.

，共gòng。

I worked it out, fifty in total.

。

He counts as the cleverest of us.

算 (suàn) means to calculate or to count as.

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 算.

打算dǎ suànto plan, to intend, to mean to 就算jiù suàneven if, even though, even supposing 算了suàn leforget it, never mind, let it go 算是suàn shìto count as, to be considered, more or less

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This word is part of lesson 18.