Chinese symbol for “calculate”
算
suàn
to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight; to regard as; to consider (to be ...)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for calculate is 算 (suàn), defined as: to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight; to regard as; to consider (to be ...).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “calculate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 计算 (計算) | jì suàn | to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over |
| 计 (計) | jì | to calculate; to compute |
| 推算 | tuī suàn | to calculate; to reckon |
| 划算 | huá suàn | to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons) |
| 核算 | hé suàn | to calculate; accounting |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 算.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 计算 (計算) | jì suàn | to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend |
| 预算 (預算) | yù suàn | budget |
| 就算 | jiù suàn | (coll.) even if |
| 计算机 (計算機) | jì suàn jī | computer; (Tw) calculator |
| 算是 | suàn shì | considered to be; at last |
See also: Japanese symbol for “calculate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.