估 gū
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
估计
gūjì
to estimate; to guess
Characters in this word
计 jì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 十 ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我估计会下雨。 Wǒ gūjì huì xiàyǔ. I guess it will rain.
- 估计他来了。 Gūjì tā lái le. He has probably arrived.
- 你估计一下。 Nǐ gūjì yíxià. Make a quick estimate.