算 Stroke Order — How to Write 算
算 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺮, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
算 Radical and Character Components
算 is an ideographic compound. A bamboo ⺮ abacus 具.
Radical: ⺮ + 8 more strokes
算 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- suàn
Meanings of 算 in Chinese
1
suàn算
To calculate, count, or reckon.
这道算术题有点难，我得仔细算一算。
This arithmetic problem is a bit difficult; I need to calculate it carefully.
Common Words and Phrases with 算
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2
algorithm
学习编程时，理解不同的排序算法对于提高代码效率至关重要。
When learning programming, understanding different sorting algorithms is crucial for improving code efficiency.
3
to practice divination; to tell fortunes
她去庙里请一位师傅给她算卦，想知道明年的运势如何。
She went to the temple to ask a master to tell her fortune, hoping to know her luck for next year.
4
To scheme or plot, often to one's own advantage and sometimes at others' expense; to calculate or manipulate with an ulterior motive.
她担心被人算计，所以做事情总是很小心。
She was afraid of being manipulated or plotted against, so she always acted very carefully.
5
A plan or scheme, often referring to a calculation or intention, sometimes with a slightly negative connotation of cunning or strategizing. It can also simply mean a good idea or a plan.
他们正在算计儿着怎么把这个项目做得更好。
They are calculating how to make this project better.
6
to include someone or something; to add in
我们把新来的同事也算进了今晚的聚餐人数里
We've included the new colleague in the count for tonight's dinner.
7
Fortune-telling; a traditional superstitious practice of predicting a person's fate (good or bad luck) based on their birth information (known as 'bazi') and the theory of the Five Elements.
很多人在新年时会去算命，希望知道来年的运势。
Many people go fortune-telling during the New Year, hoping to know their luck for the coming year.
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fortune-teller
她去问了算命先生，想知道自己未来的婚姻状况。
She went to a fortune-teller, wanting to know about her future marital status.
9
An abacus is a Chinese calculating tool with beads on rods in a frame, used for arithmetic operations.
他心里的小算盘打得噼啪作响，想的都是如何省钱。
His mental abacus was clicking loudly, all he thought about was how to save money.
10
beads on an abacus
老木匠仔细地打磨着每一颗算盘子儿，确保它们光滑圆润。
The old carpenter carefully polished each abacus bead, ensuring they were smooth and round.
11
An arithmetic formula or mathematical expression, which is an expression formed by connecting numbers with operation symbols.
这个算式看起来很复杂，但我相信我能解开它。
This arithmetic expression looks very complex, but I believe I can solve it.
12
at last; finally; to be considered as
我们辛苦工作了几个月，这个新产品总算是成功发布了。
After months of hard work, our new product can finally be considered successfully launched.
13
Arithmetic is a branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and operations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) of numbers.
小学生在课堂上学习基本的算术。
Elementary school students learn basic arithmetic in class.
14
To be valid or effective, often referring to a promise or word; also, to be finished or settled.
我们说好的，这个决定就算数了，没有人可以再更改。
We've agreed, so this decision counts; no one can change it again.
15
An arithmetical question or a math exercise, typically in arithmetic.
小明每天都会做几道算题来提高计算能力。
Xiao Ming does a few arithmetic problems every day to improve his calculation skills.
More words with 算
- cè测suàn算measure and calculate; estimate
- chóu筹suàn算Rod calculus, counting rod calculation
- gài概suàn算preliminary estimate, rough budget
- huá划suàn算Worthwhile, A good deal
- huàn换suàn算Convert, Conversion
- jué决suàn算final accounts, final statement
- kuāng匡suàn算estimate, rough calculation
- qiā掐suàn算calculate, reckon
- yàn验suàn算Check the calculation, Verify
- zhū珠suàn算abacus calculation, abacus
- diān掂suàn算calculate, estimate
- gū估suàn算estimate, estimation
- miào妙suàn算Brilliant plan, Clever strategy
- mò默suàn算mental calculation
- yǎn演suàn算Calculation, Computation
- dǎ打suàn算plan, intend
- jì计suàn算calculate, compute
- pán盘suan算calculate, reckon
- tuī推suàn算calculate, estimate
- zǒng总suàn算finally, at last
Idioms with 算
- àn暗zhōng中pán盘suàn算secretly scheme for personal gain
- bā巴qián前suàn算hòu后think carefully before acting
- cè策wú无yí遗suàn算flawless strategy or plan
- dǎ打xiǎo小suàn算pán盘be petty and calculating
- fǎn反gōng攻dǎo倒suàn算counterattack and settle scores
- jī机guān关suàn算jìn尽exhaust all one's stratagems
- jīng精dǎ打xì细suàn算meticulous planning and careful calculation
- lǎo老móu谋shēn深suàn算shrewd and experienced in planning
- mǎn满dǎ打mǎn满suàn算reckoning everything in
- néng能qiā掐huì会suàn算able to foretell the future
- qiā掐zhǐ指yī一suàn算quickly calculate on fingers
- qiū秋hòu后suàn算zhàng帐settle scores later
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Open the tool →Questions about 算
What does 算 mean in Chinese?
算 (suàn) means “To calculate, count, or reckon” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 算?
算 is pronounced suàn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 算 have?
算 has 14 strokes.
How do you write 算?
算 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical ⺮. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 算?
The radical of 算 is ⺮, and 算 is an ideographic compound.