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Chinese symbol for “reckon”

算计
suàn ji
Traditional: 算計
to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reckon is 算计 (suàn ji), defined as: to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme.

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
计 ji
to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reckon”

WordPinyinMeaning
思量sī liangto reckon; to consider
推想tuī xiǎngto reckon; to infer
估计 (估計)gū jìto estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)
估摸gū moto reckon; to guess
推算tuī suànto calculate; to reckon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 算计.

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
计划 (計劃)jì huàplan; project
设计 (設計)shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan

See also: Japanese symbol for “reckon”.

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.