jì suàn
compter; calculer; inventer
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我正在计算我的收入和支出。
wǒ zhèng zài jì suàn wǒ de shōu rù hé zhī chū.
I am calculating my income and expenses.
这个计算器坏了。
zhè ge jì suàn qì huài le.
This calculator is broken.
你能帮我计算一下吗？
nǐ néng bāng wǒ jì suàn yī xià ma?
Can you help me calculate this?
估算 (gūsuàn)
estimate
猜测 (cāicè)
guess
The Chinese word 计算 (jì suàn) for "calculation" or "computing" is composed of two characters: 计 (jì) and 算 (suàn). The character 计 originally meant "to plan" or "to calculate", and it is composed of the radical 竹 (zhú) for "bamboo" and the phonetic component 己 (jǐ). The character 算 originally meant "to count" or "to calculate", and it is composed of the radical 竹 (zhú) for "bamboo" and the phonetic component 祘 (suàn). The combination of these two characters creates the word 计算, which refers to the process of calculating or computing.
