计算
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
计算 (jìsuàn) · to calculate
计算 (jìsuàn) means “to calculate; to count”. It is written with 2 characters: 计 (to calculate) + 算 (to calculate). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 计算 is built
The characters
计 jì · to calculate
What 计 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
算 suàn · to calculate
What 算 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 具jù — tool
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
Origin hint: A bamboo ⺮ abacus 具 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请计算一下一共多少钱。Qǐng jìsuàn yīxià yīgòng duōshao qián.Please work out how much it is in total.
你会用电脑计算吗？Nǐ huì yòng diànnǎo jìsuàn ma?Can you do calculations on a computer?
Questions about 计算
What does 计算 mean?
计算 (jìsuàn) means “to calculate; to count”.
How do you pronounce 计算?
计算 is pronounced jìsuàn.
Which HSK level is 计算?
计算 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 计划jìhuàplan
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
- 设计shèjìto design
- 预计yùjìto expect
- 会计kuàijìaccountant
- 统计tǒngjìto count
- 估计gūjìto estimate
- 共计gòngjìto total
- 计较jìjiàoto fuss about
- 千方百计qiānfāngbǎijìby every possible means
Learn 计算 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.