算

suàn

to regard as

to figure; to calculate; to compute

bamboo rods (⺮) + tool tray (具) = calculate

Ancient calculations used counting rods made of bamboo, arranged on a board or tray to represent numbers. The bamboo above and the tool-tray below together evoke the physical act of computing with those rods.

⺮+具→算
⺮BambooSemantic
具UtensilSemantic

你能帮我算一下这道题吗?

nǐ néng bāng wǒ suàn yī xià zhè dào tí ma?

Can you help me calculate this problem?

我们算他是团队里最重要的人。

wǒ men suàn tā shì tuán duì lǐ zuì zhòng yào de rén。

We regard him as the most important person on the team.

Words with 算

算术

suàn shù

arithmetic

精打细算

jīng dǎ xì suàn

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

说了算

shuō le suàn

to have the final say

清算

qīng suàn

to settle accounts

结算

jié suàn

to settle a bill; to close an account

不算

bù suàn

to not calculate

算命

suàn mìng

fortune-telling

不划算

bù huá suàn

it isn't worth it

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

运算

yùn suàn

to perform calculations

运算式

yùn suàn shì

(math.) expression (arithmetic, Boolean etc)

运算数

yùn suàn shù

operand (math.)

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