Chinese symbol for “surmise”
猜度
cāi duó
to surmise; to conjecture
The closest CC-CEDICT match for surmise is 猜度 (cāi duó), defined as: to surmise; to conjecture.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “surmise”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猜测 (猜測) | cāi cè | to guess; to conjecture |
| 推测 (推測) | tuī cè | speculation; to conjecture |
| 揣 | chuǎi | to estimate; to guess |
| 揣度 | chuǎi duó | to estimate; to surmise |
| 忖度 | cǔn duó | to speculate; to surmise |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 猜度.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猜测 (猜測) | cāi cè | to guess; to conjecture |
| 猜想 | cāi xiǎng | to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) conjecture; hypothesis |
| 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 |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree; level; extent |
See also: Japanese symbol for “surmise”.
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