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计(計) jì calculate; plan - Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 讠(言) yán “speech”. The colloquial name for this radical is 言字旁 yánzìpáng “side made up of the character 言.” The other component is 十 shí “ten”. If you can “speak” 言 or count from one to “ten” 十, then you can “plan” 计 (計). Distinguish 计 (計) from 什 shén.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 计 (計) Jì Ji [SN]
- 计算机 (計算機) jìsuànjī computer; calculator [N]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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