Meaning
regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute
Chinese: 计算、打算或算作。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “suan” becomes a different word in each tone. 算 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend; to calculate; plan
- 计算机jì suàn jīcomputer; (Tw) calculator
- 计算jì suànto calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over
- 总算zǒng suànat long last; finally; on the whole
- 算是suàn shìconsidered to be; at last
Example Sentence
我来算一算一共多少钱。Wǒ lái suàn yi suàn yí gòng duō shao qián.Let me calculate how much it is in total.
我WǒI来láito come算suànto calculate一yione算suànto calculate一共yí gòngin total多少duō shaonumber钱qiáncoin。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The bamboo radical 竹 over 目 and 廾 (hands working counting rods): to reckon — ‘to calculate, count, compute; to plan, scheme; to consider as, count as; to be valid; to give up (算了)’ (计算, 算了, 打算).
A way to remember it
Working the counting rods — to calculate; to count as.