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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
算 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹 +8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹月山廿 (HBUT ), four-corner 88446 , composition ⿱𥫗 𥃲 or ⿱𥬥 廾 )
Derived characters
𱕋 , 𤀤 , 𥳪 , 𣝶 , 𨮰 , 𬭾 , 㔍 , 𣀔 , 𰕜 , 𣃍 , 𣫑 , 𣰚 , 𪧯 , 匴 , 𭍵
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 888 , character 3
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26146
Dae Jaweon: page 1315, character 23
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2981, character 8
Unihan data for U+7B97
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
纂
*ʔsloːnʔ
繤
*ʔsloːnʔ
算
*sloːnʔ, *sloːns
匴
*sloːnʔ
篹
*sloːnʔ
篡
*sʰroːns
攥
*ʔsloːd
In current form, 竹 ( “ bamboo ” ) + 目 + 廾 .
The 目 portion may have originally represented counting rods (or possibly an abacus , although the character is believed to predate its invention). Such rods were typically made from bamboo. Perhaps related to the top component of 學 , hence to 爻 .
Similar but unrelated to 具 .
Etymology
It has been compared with Tibetan གཤོར ( gshor , “ to count, to measure, to weigh ” ) by Gong (1995) .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : suàn (suan4 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄙㄨㄢˋ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : suan4
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : суан (suan, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : syun3
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : lhon1
Gan (Wiktionary ) : son4
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : son
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : son4
Jin (Wiktionary ) : suan3
Northern Min (KCR ) : so̤̿ng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : sáung
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): sua4 / suann4 / suang4 / suong4
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : sǹg / sùiⁿ / sìⁿ / soàn
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : seng3 / suang3
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 5 soe
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : sonn4
Note :
sua4/suann4 - colloquial;
suang4/suong4 - literary.
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Jinjiang , Nan'an , Hui'an , Yongchun , Changtai , Lukang , Sanxia , Taipei , Tainan , Kaohsiung , Kinmen , Magong , Hsinchu , Taichung , Philippines , Singapore )
(Hokkien : Zhangzhou , Zhangpu , Yilan , Singapore )
(Hokkien : Longyan )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Nan'an , Hui'an , Yongchun , Changtai , Zhangpu , Longyan , General Taiwanese )
Note :
sǹg/sùiⁿ - colloquial;
soàn - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
算
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
suàn
Middle Chinese
‹ swanH ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁorʔ-s/
English
calculate; tally
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
算
算
Reading #
1/2
2/2
No.
12137
12140
Phonetic component
算
算
Rime group
元
元
Rime subdivision
3
3
Corresponding MC rime
算
筭
Old Chinese
/*sloːnʔ/
/*sloːns/
Definitions
算
to count ; to calculate ; to figure
to plan ; to arrange ; to design
to guess ; to estimate ; to approximate
to regard as; to consider
to count ; to be of significance
to let it pass ; to give up
( Puxian Min ) to think ( to conceive of something or someone )
( Puxian Min ) to miss ( to feel the absence of someone or something )
finally ; eventually
alternative form of 筭 ( suàn , “ ancient device for counting numbers ” )
( Guanzhong Mandarin ) while
伢 算 說 算 笑 / 伢 算 说 算 笑 ― niǎ suān shě suān xiāo ― He speaks as he laughs
( Hong Kong ) ratio between two currencies
日元 兌 港元 跌 穿 六 算 。 日元 兑 港元 跌 穿 六 算 。 jat6 jyun4 deoi3 gong2 jyun4 dit3 cyun1 luk6 syun3 . The exchange rate between Japanese Yen and Hong Kong Dollars has dropped below the ratio of 1 JPY to 0.06 HKD
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
算 (“to calculate”)
作計 / 作计 ( zuòjì ) ( literary ) 打算 ( dǎsuàn ) 拍算 ( phah-sǹg ) ( Hokkien, Teochew ) 拍達 / 拍达 ( Xiamen Hokkien ) 按算 ( Hokkien ) 擬 / 拟 ( nǐ ) 派胚 ( Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 準備 / 准备 ( zhǔnbèi ) 營為 / 营为 ( Hokkien ) 盤算 / 盘算 策劃 / 策划 ( cèhuà ) 策動 / 策动 ( cèdòng ) 算打 ( sáung-dā ) ( Eastern Min ) 算計 / 算计 ( suànjì ) 籌劃 / 筹划 ( chóuhuà ) 考慮 / 考虑 ( kǎolǜ ) 規 / 规 ( literary, or in compounds ) 規劃 / 规划 ( guīhuà ) 計劃 / 计划 ( jìhuà ) 計算 / 计算 ( jìsuàn ) 設 / 设 ( shè ) 設施 / 设施 ( shèshī ) ( literary ) 試圖 / 试图 ( shìtú ) 謀劃 / 谋划 ( móuhuà )
估計 / 估计 ( gūjì ) 估量 假定 ( jiǎdìng ) 假想 ( jiǎxiǎng ) 假設 / 假设 ( jiǎshè ) 商量 ( shāngliàng ) ( Classical Chinese ) 嫌 ( xián ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 忖度 ( cǔnduó ) ( literary ) 思裁 ( sīcái ) ( literary ) 想象 ( xiǎngxiàng ) 懸 / 悬 ( xuán ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 懸想 / 悬想 ( xuánxiǎng ) 懷疑 / 怀疑 ( huáiyí ) 打估 ( Southern Pinghua ) 推想 ( tuīxiǎng ) 推測 / 推测 ( tuīcè ) 掠算 ( Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 揣度 ( formal ) 擬 / 拟 ( nǐ ) 母量 ( mu3 liong ) ( Gan ) 派胚 ( Hokkien ) 測 / 测 ( cè ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 測估 / 测估 ( cègū ) 測度 / 测度 ( cèduó ) 測算 / 测算 ( cèsuàn ) 猜 ( cāi ) 猜度 ( cāiduó ) 猜想 ( cāixiǎng ) 猜摸 ( cāimo ) 猜料 ( cāiliào ) 猜測 / 猜测 ( cāicè ) 猜詳 / 猜详 ( cāixiáng ) 算計 / 算计 ( suànjì ) 約摸 / 约摸 ( yuēmo ) 臭疑 ( Hokkien ) 臭青疑 ( Hokkien ) 虛擬 / 虚拟 ( xūnǐ ) 要約 / 要约 ( iau3 ieh4 ) ( Jin ) 設 / 设 ( shè ) 設想 / 设想 ( shèxiǎng ) 跋胚 ( Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 辦胚 / 办胚 ( Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 阿合 ( Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien ) 青疑 ( Hokkien ) 預計 / 预计 ( yùjì )
Dialectal synonyms of
想 (“to think”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
想
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
想
Taiwan
想
Malaysia
想
Singapore
想
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
想
Central Plains Mandarin
Xi'an
想
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
想
Wuhan
想
Guilin
想
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
想
Hefei
想
Cantonese
Guangzhou
諗
Hong Kong
諗
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
諗
Taishan
諗
Kaiping (Chikan)
諗
Dongguan
諗
Yangjiang
諗
Nanning
諗
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
諗
Penang (Guangfu)
諗
Singapore (Guangfu)
諗
Gan
Nanchang
想
Hakka
Meixian
想 , 愐
Wuhua (Huacheng)
想
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
想 , 愐
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
想 , 愐
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
想 , 愐
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
想 , 愐
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
想 , 愐
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
想
Singapore (Meixian)
愐
Singapore (Dabu)
愐
Jin
Taiyuan
想
Northern Min
Jian'ou
想
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
想
Southern Min
Xiamen
想
Quanzhou
想
Jinjiang
想
Zhangzhou
想
Taipei
想
New Taipei (Sanxia)
想
Kaohsiung
想
Yilan
想
Changhua (Lukang)
想
Taichung
想
Tainan
想
Hsinchu
想
Kinmen
想
Penghu (Magong)
想
Penang (Hokkien)
想
Singapore (Hokkien)
想
Manila (Hokkien)
想
Chaozhou
想
Shantou
想
Singapore (Teochew)
想
Wenchang
想
Puxian Min
Putian
算
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
算
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
算
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
算
Xianyou
算
Xianyou (Fengting)
算
Xianyou (Youyang)
算
Wu
Shanghai
想
Shanghai (Songjiang)
想
Suzhou
想
Wuxi
想
Hangzhou
想
Shaoxing
惀
Ningbo
忖 , 惀
Zhoushan
忖
Wenzhou
想
Jinhua
想 , 忖
Xiang
Changsha
想
Shuangfeng
想
Dialectal synonyms of
想念 (“to miss; to think of; to yearn for”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
想念 , 思念 , 掛念 , 惦念 , 懷念
Northeastern Mandarin
Taiwan
想念 , 想
Singapore
想念 , 想
Southwestern Mandarin
Guilin
算
Cantonese
Guangzhou
掛住 , 掛望
Hong Kong
掛住
Singapore (Guangfu)
掛住
Southern Min
Xiamen
數念 , 心念
Xiamen (Tong'an)
數念
Quanzhou
數念 , 心念
Zhangzhou
數念 , 心念
Tainan
想 , 數念 , 思念
Penang (Hokkien)
數念
Singapore (Hokkien)
數念
Manila (Hokkien)
數念
Singapore (Teochew)
思念
Wenchang
想念
Puxian Min
Putian
算 , 干掛
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
算 , 念 , 干掛
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
干掛
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
干掛
Xianyou
算 , 干掛
Xianyou (Fengting)
算 , 干掛
Xianyou (Youyang)
算 , 干掛
Wu
Shanghai
想 , 牽記 , 想念 somewhat literary
Suzhou
牽記
Ningbo
忖
Jinhua
想 , 忖
Compounds
Descendants
References
Japanese
Kanji
算
(Second grade kyōiku kanji )
Counting, calculation
Readings
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 算 (MC swanX ).
Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun , 1448
솬〯 (Yale : swǎn )
Middle Korean
Text
Eumhun
Gloss (hun )
Reading
Hunmong Jahoe , 1527
혤〯 (Yale : hyěyl )
산〯 (Yale : sǎn )
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
算 (eumhun 셈 산 ( sem san ) )
hanja form? of 산 ( “ to count ; to calculate ” )
Compounds
결산 (決算 , gyeolsan )계산 (計算 , gyesan )산법 (算法 , sanbeop )산수 (算數 , sansu )산식 (算式 , sansik )산입 (算入 , sanip )산정 (算定 , sanjeong )산출 (算出 , sanchul )산판 (算板 , sanpan )예산 (豫算 , yesan )오산 (誤算 , osan )전산 (電算 , jeonsan )청산 (淸算 , cheongsan )추산 (推算 , chusan )합산 (合算 , hapsan )
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
算 : Hán Nôm readings: toán , toan
chữ Hán form of toán ( “ mathematics ” )