Chinese symbol for “conjecture”
猜想
cāi xiǎng
to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) conjecture; hypothesis
The closest CC-CEDICT match for conjecture is 猜想 (cāi xiǎng), defined as: to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) conjecture; hypothesis.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “conjecture”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 假设 (假設) | jiǎ shè | to suppose; to presume |
| 测 (測) | cè | to survey; to measure |
| 猜测 (猜測) | cāi cè | to guess; to conjecture |
| 推测 (推測) | tuī cè | speculation; to conjecture |
| 揣想 | chuǎi xiǎng | to conjecture |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 猜想.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猜测 (猜測) | cāi cè | to guess; to conjecture |
| 猜疑 | cāi yí | to suspect; to have misgivings |
| 猜忌 | cāi jì | to be suspicious and jealous of |
| 竞猜 (競猜) | jìng cāi | to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc) |
| 猜中 | cāi zhòng | to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer |
| 想要 | xiǎng yào | to want to; to feel like |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | thought; thinking |
| 不想 | bù xiǎng | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
See also: Japanese symbol for “conjecture”.
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