Memory phrase for the Kanji: 算

算

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Meaning to calculate, to compute, regard as, to figure

Pronunciation

suàn

Explanation

From top: bamboo 竹, the image of an abacus 目 [= counting board], and two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined)

Mnemonic
 
I use the bamboo abacus with both hands to calculate.

Radicals

算 calculate
竹 bamboo
目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
廾 two handsTwice this hand 屮 (with the fingers 山 towards the top) side by side, which was simplified and combined.
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 Vocabulary

 就算  jiù suàn  granted that; even if
 算卦  suàn guà  fortune telling
 预算  yù suàn  budget
 核算  hé suàn  an audit; a valuation
 运算  yùn suàn  (mathematical) operation
 算术  suàn shù  arithmetic; sums (mathematics as primary school subject)
 电子计算机  diàn zǐ jì suàn jī  electronic computer
 计算  jì suàn  to count; to calculate; to compute
 打算  dǎ suàn  to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation
 计算机  jì suàn jī  computer; calculator
 掐算  qiā suàn  to count with one's fingers; on the spot calculation
 掐算  qiā suàn  

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