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calculate

HSK 2 N2
suàn
サン
そろ
Depicts a tool (具) made from bamboo (⺮) for performing calculations, such as an abacus.
Components
Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
Meaning component
tool
tool, implement
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[suàn]
to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute
Japanese
さん 同音

noun

  1. divining sticks
  2. counting; calculation
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
かぞえ
Kazoe surname