計

Stroke order

計 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+2, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜口十 (YRJ), four-corner 0460₀, composition ⿰訁十)

• 𪞴, 𠸥, 𣖟, 𱈱, 𧦔, 𦵗, 𥰇, 𩄊, 㾵, 𧦕, 𦞍

• け

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1147, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35220
• Dae Jaweon: page 1613, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3937, character 4
• Unihan data for U+8A08

Historical forms of the character 計
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Shuowen: Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 言 (“say”) + 十 (“all”).

計

1. to calculate; to count

   計起條數／计起条数   ―  gai³ hei² tiu⁴ sou³   ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   數以百計／数以百计  ―  shù yǐ bǎi jì  ―  to number in the hundreds

   計下呢個月用咗幾多錢
   计下呢个月用咗几多钱

   gai³ haa⁵ nei go³ jyut⁶ jung⁶ zo² gei² do¹ cin^4-2

   to calculate how much was spent this month

2. to amount to

   全校計有學生520人。
   全校计有学生520人。

   Quán xiào jì yǒu xuéshēng 520 rén.

   The school has 520 students in total.

3. (chiefly in the negative) to consider; to be concerned with

   不計後果／不计后果  ―  bù jì hòuguǒ  ―  to not be concerned about consequences

4. to plan; to plot
5. plan; plot; scheme

   中計／中计  ―  zhòngjì  ―  to fall into a trap

   反間計／反间计  ―  fǎnjiànjì  ―  stratagem of letting the enemy's own spy sow discord in the enemy camp

6. (Cantonese) solution; way to deal with something

   諗計／谂计   ―  nam² gai^3-2   ―  to think of a way to deal with something

   冇計／冇计   ―  mou⁵ gai^3-2   ―  one can't do anything about it

7. (Cantonese) to regard as; to consider
8. gauge

   安培計／安培计  ―  ānpéijì  ―  ammeter

9. (Hokkien) all

   • 面頭前規山坪計是青色--ê。
     面头前规山坪计是青色--ê。

     From: 2019, 楊振裕, Peh山愛台灣

     Bīn-thâu-chêng kui soaⁿ-phiâⁿ kè sī chhiⁿ-sek--ê.

     The whole hillside in front is all green.

10. a surname

    計六奇／计六奇  ―  Jì Liùqí  ―  Ji Liuqi (Ming and Qing dynasty historian who authored the histories 明季北略 and 明季南略)

• (plan): 辦法／办法 (bànfǎ), (Cantonese) 計仔／计仔

• “計”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Go-on: け (ke)
• Kan-on: けい (kei, Jōyō)
• On: かい (kai)
• Kun: はかる (hakaru, 計る, Jōyō)、はからう (hakarau, 計らう, Jōyō)、はかりごと (hakarigoto)、かぞえる (kazoeru, 計える)

From Middle Chinese 計 (MC kejH).

• (Tokyo) けー (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

計(けい) • (kei) 

1. plan
2. total

計(けい) • (-kei) 

1. -meter (measuring device)

計(けい) • (kei-) 

1. a total of…, in total
   • 2019 May 28, 邦人がコカインのみ込み密輸か　機内で発作、死亡 in 日本経済新聞

     司(し)法(ほう)解剖(かいぼう)で胃(い)や腸(ちょう)からコカインが入(はい)った計(けい)246(にひゃくよんじゅうろく)個( こ)の袋(ふくろ)が見(み)つかり、当(とう)局(きょく)は死(し)因(いん)を麻(ま)薬(やく)の過(か)剰(じょう)摂取(せっしゅ)による心(しん)不(ふ)全(ぜん)と断定(だんてい)。

     Shihōkaibō de i ya chō kara kokain ga haitta kei nihyakuyonjūroku ko no fukuro ga mitsukari, tōkyoku wa shīn o mayaku no kajō sesshu ni yoru shinfuzen to dantei.

     Through the forensic autopsy, a total of 246 bags containing cocaine were found in the stomach and intestines. The authorities determined the cause of death to be heart failure caused by a drug overdose.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): ~
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

計

Wikisource

計 (eumhun 셀 계 (sel gye))

1. hanja form^? of 계 (“count; calculation”)
2. hanja form^? of 계 (“plan”)
3. hanja form^? of 계 (“total”)

計: Hán Việt readings: kê, kế
計: Nôm readings: ké, kê, kẻ, kẽ, kế, kể

1. chữ Hán form of kế (“a plot; a scheme; a stratagem”)
2. chữ Nôm form of ké (“(placed after the main verb) to obtain a share of something with someone”)
3. chữ Nôm form of kẻ (“(pejorative) individual, person, man”)
4. chữ Nôm form of kể (“to tell”)