计

jì

to calculate

surname Ji; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge

speech (讠) + [sound] (十) = to calculate and plan

Speech (讠) grounds the meaning: to calculate was originally to speak counts aloud or declare plans. 十 mainly contributes the jì sound rather than its numeric meaning.

讠+十→计
十TenPhonetic
讠SpeechSemantic

我们要仔细计算这次旅行的费用。

wǒ men yào zǐ xì jì suàn zhè cì lǚ xíng de fèi yòng。

We need to carefully calculate the costs of this trip.

他想出了一个计划来解决这个问题。

tā xiǎng chū le yī gè jì huà lái jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí。

He came up with a plan to solve this problem.

Words with 计

中计

zhòng jì

to fall into a trap; to be taken in

计程车

jì chéng chē

(Tw) taxi; cab

计划

jì huà

plan

计酬

jì chóu

to calculate the payment for the work sb has done (based on hours completed or items produced etc)

景观设计

jǐng guān shè jì

landscape design

言听计从

yán tīng jì cóng

to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice

大计

dà jì

large scale program of lasting importance

累计

lěi jì

to calculate the running total

计票

jì piào

count of votes

数以万计

shù yǐ wàn jì

tens of thousands

斤斤计较

jīn jīn jì jiào

to haggle over every ounce

速度计

sù dù jì

speedometer

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