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算

suàn

to count; to count as

A person counting pebbles
Memory picture

Character

算 suàn

Strokes
14
Radical
⺮ — bamboo
Made of
⺮ bamboo 具 tool, implement
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我不会算。 Wǒ bú huì suàn. I cannot count.
  • 请你算一算。 Qǐng nǐ suàn yi suàn. Please count it.
  • 这不算贵。 Zhè bú suàn guì. This does not count as expensive.

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