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
算数
suànshù
to count as valid; to keep one's word
Characters in this word
数 shǔ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 娄 a constellation 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这份合同只有双方签字后才算数，口头承诺并不能代替法律程序。 Zhè fèn hétong zhǐyǒu shuāngfāng qiānzì hòu cái suànshù, kǒutóu chéngnuò bìng bù néng dàitì fǎlǜ chéngxù. This contract only counts as valid after both sides have signed it; a verbal promise cannot replace the legal procedure.
- 你上次答应帮我的事还算数吗？ Nǐ shàngcì dāyìng bāng wǒ de shì hái suànshù ma? Does your promise to help me last time still count?
- 小孩子的意见在这里不算数，大人才能做决定。 Xiǎoháizi de yìjiàn zài zhèlǐ bú suànshù, dàrén cáinéng zuò juédìng. Children's opinions don't count here; only the adults can make the decision.
Related words
- 打算 dǎsuàn to plan; plan
- 计算机 jìsuànjī computer
- 算 suàn to count; to count as
- 计算 jìsuàn to calculate
- 总算 zǒngsuàn finally
- 就算 jiùsuàn even if
- 算了 suànle forget it; that’s enough
- 算是 suànshì to be considered as; quite
- 不算 búsuàn not count as; not be considered
- 测算 cèsuàn to estimate; to calculate
- 估算 gūsuàn to estimate
- 划算 huásuàn cost-effective; worth it