Character Familiestop / bottom

算suàn

to count; to calculate; to figure accounts; to plan money matters

算 is counting and figuring: 算术 'arithmetic', 算盘 'abacus', 算账 'to settle accounts', 预算 'budget'.

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top / bottom

ZDIC: 会意,从竹、从具 — bamboo with a counting piece. The modern bottom writes 目 over a 廾-like base; the old 具 shape is not fully preserved.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

算suàn

to count; to calculate; to figure accounts; to plan money matters

算 is counting and figuring: 算术 'arithmetic', 算盘 'abacus', 算账 'to settle accounts', 预算 'budget'.

ZDIC: 会意,从竹、从具 — bamboo with a counting piece. The modern bottom writes 目 over a 廾-like base; the old 具 shape is not fully preserved.

TOP: THE BAMBOO CROWN (ZDIC: 从竹)

⺮zhú

bamboo (from 竹)

The paired bamboo crown (the bound top of 竹); the written top of bamboo-related characters; not a standalone word.

In 算: top: the bamboo crown (ZDIC: 从竹) The doubled-bamboo crown form.

MIDDLE: THE WRITTEN MIDDLE PIECE

目mù

eye

Eye-related meaning clue; the standalone character means eye.

In 算: middle: the written middle piece Shown as a written piece; no standalone role is claimed here.

BOTTOM: THE 廾-LIKE WRITTEN BASE

廾gǒng

two hands (bound radical)

The two-hands bound graph (dictionary radical); a bound piece at the bottom of some characters; not a modern word.

In 算: bottom: the 廾-like written base The old account names 具; the modern base is not a clean 具 (the final strokes differ), so it is shown as a written base.

suànTone 4
  • to count; to calculate
  • to figure accounts; to plan money matters
  • 算术suànshùarithmetic
  • 算盘suànpánabacus
  • 算账suànzhàngto settle accounts
  • 预算yùsuànbudget

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