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算 suàn reckon, calculate in Mandarin Chinese
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.
算 suàn reckon, calculate [V]
算钱 (算錢) suànqián calculate money, figure a price [VO]
Sources
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler