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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
Radical is 竹 zhú “bamboo.” The colloquial name for this radical is 竹字头 (竹字頭) zhúzìtóu “top made up of the character 竹.” When it is a radical, the third and sixth strokes of 竹 are shortened. The 算盘 (算盤) suànpán “abacus,” which is in China often used for “calculating” 算, is frequently made of “bamboo” 竹. | Radical is 竹 zhú “bamboo.” The colloquial name for this radical is 竹字头 (竹字頭) zhúzìtóu “top made up of the character 竹.” When it is a radical, the third and sixth strokes of 竹 are shortened. The 算盘 (算盤) suànpán “abacus,” which is in China often used for “calculating” 算, is frequently made of “bamboo” 竹. | ||
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler | Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler | ||
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* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/向-xiàng-toward,-to|向 xiàng toward, to]] | * [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/向-xiàng-toward,-to|向 xiàng toward, to]] | ||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Nature-and-Environment|Nature and Environment]] | * [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Nature-and-Environment|Nature and Environment]] | ||
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* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/护(護)-hù-protect,-guard|护(護) hù protect, guard]] | * [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/护(護)-hù-protect,-guard|护(護) hù protect, guard]] | ||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/席-xí-feast,-banquet|席 xí feast, banquet]] | * [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/席-xí-feast,-banquet|席 xí feast, banquet]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 27 March 2023
算 suàn reckon, calculate in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 竹 zhú “bamboo.” The colloquial name for this radical is 竹字头 (竹字頭) zhúzìtóu “top made up of the character 竹.” When it is a radical, the third and sixth strokes of 竹 are shortened. The 算盘 (算盤) suànpán “abacus,” which is in China often used for “calculating” 算, is frequently made of “bamboo” 竹.
Examples[edit | edit source]
算 suàn reckon, calculate [V]
算钱 (算錢) suànqián calculate money, figure a price [VO]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- 向 xiàng toward, to
- Nature and Environment
- 识(識) shí know; recognize
- 务(務) wù be engaged in; matter, affair
- 化 huà change; melt
- 简(簡) jiăn simple
- 将(將) jiāng will, be about to; take
- 大 dà dài
- 护(護) hù protect, guard
- 席 xí feast, banquet