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.

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BambooSemantic
UtensilSemantic

Words with 算

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.)

运算环境

yùn suàn huán jìng

operating environment

逻辑演算

luó ji yǎn suàn

logical calculation

重算

chóng suàn

to recalculate

云计算

yún jì suàn

cloud computing

电子计算机

diàn zǐ jì suàn jī

electronic computer

验算

yàn suàn

to verify a calculation

上算

shàng suàn

to be worthwhile

不划算

bù huá suàn

it isn't worth it

不算

bù suàn

to not calculate

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