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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 ...).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

算 suàn
to calculate, to count; to figure, to plan
radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “calculate”

WordPinyinMeaning
计算 (計算)jì suànto calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over
计 (計)jìto calculate; to compute
推算tuī suànto calculate; to reckon
划算huá suànto calculate; to weigh (pros and cons)
核算hé suànto calculate; accounting

Related words

Other words that share a character with 算.

WordPinyinMeaning
计算 (計算)jì suànto calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over
打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend
预算 (預算)yù suànbudget
就算jiù suàn(coll.) even if
计算机 (計算機)jì suàn jīcomputer; (Tw) calculator
算是suàn shìconsidered 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.

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