算suàn · suan
to calculate. 14 strokes, radical ⺮, first met in HSK 2.
What 算 is made of
⺮ (zhú, bamboo) and 具 (jù, tool).
A bamboo ⺮ abacus 具.
How to write 算
Strokes 1–6 write ⺮, then strokes 7–14 write 具.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 算
Words that use 算
| 算 | to calculate 指用数学方法求出结果 他仔细核算一下账目。He carefully calculates the accounts. Lesson 69, 司机 · 晨钟暮鼓与格物穷理 · Daily Rhythms & Inquiry into Nature |
| 打算 | to plan, to intend 心里想好要怎么做 他打算把方案打印出来。He planned to print the proposal out. Lesson 12, 查字典 · 畅行通衢与街市商旅 · Urban Commerce, Transit & Cityscape |
| 计算 | to work out a numeric total by calculation 用数字算出准确的结果 顾客仔细计算这些商品的总花费。The customer carefully worked out the total cost of these goods. Lesson 130, 商品价值 · 职场工作与商业社会 · Workplace, Commerce & Society |
| 总算 | finally, at long last 指经过一番周折之后达成结果 大家日夜奋斗总算全面夺取了抗险胜利。Through day and night's effort, they finally won the fight. Lesson 536, 破除阻碍 · 崇德守礼与天下为公 · The Grand Harmony & Moral Integrity |
| 就算 | even if 指表示让步的假设 就算道路中断，队员没退缩。even if the roads were cut, the team did not back down. Lesson 605, 洪流义举 · 明辨是非与匡扶正义 · Discerning Truth & Upholding Justice |
| 算是 | counts as, is reckoned to be 指可以认作是 手艺算是村里最好的。His craft counted as the finest in the village. Lesson 647, 木匠爬塔 · 商道诚信与金融稳健 · Commercial Integrity & Financial Stability |
| 算了 | let it be, forget it 指不再继续、就此作罢 有人劝他算了别再爬塔。People urged him to let it go and stop climbing the pagoda. Lesson 647, 木匠爬塔 · 商道诚信与金融稳健 · Commercial Integrity & Financial Stability |
| 计算机 | computer, electronic processor 能自动处理数据的电子设备 他在计算机上核对数据。He checks the data on the computer. Lesson 34, 用电脑 · 寰宇交流与民生安和 · Global Exchange, Active Vitality & Household Care |
More characters with the radical ⺮
All 19 of them, and what the radical means, on the 竹 radical page.