HSK 3.0 Level 4 · Action

算 suàn “to calculate” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 算 means

  1. to calculate
  2. to regard as
  3. to figure out
  4. to include
  5. to count in
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to count
  • to be valid
  • to carry weight
  • to consider (to be …)

How to say 算

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale算suàn4th tone, falling

算 in a sentence

  1. 好，算你赢。

    Hǎo, suàn nǐ yíng.

    OK, you win.

    Sentence #10540064 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 请你算一下一共多少钱。

    Qǐng nǐ suàn yíxià yígòng duōshǎo qián.

    Please work out how much it is altogether.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  3. 这还算什么！

    Zhè hái suàn shénme!

    That’s nothing!

    Sentence #2162716 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 算 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 算 (suàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
算suànto calculate; to figure out
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhú
  • 具tool · jù

Memory aidBamboo ⺮ counting sticks held in two hands 具: to count, to calculate.

How to write 算

算 14 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

算 (suàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 算 (suàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 算

Words with 算

打算dǎsuàn · to plan计算jìsuàn · to count总算zǒngsuàn · at long last算数suànshù · to count (be valid)合算hésuàn · worthwhile结算jiésuàn · to settle accounts预算yùsuàn · budget运算yùnsuàn · mathematical operation精打细算jīngdǎxìsuàn · careful budgeting

More words: Action & Change Verbs

见到jiàndào · to see变成biànchéng · to turn into服务fúwù · to serve进入jìnrù · to enter生shēng · to be born改gǎi · to change成chéng · to become求qiú · to seek

FAQs

算 (suàn) means “to calculate” or “to regard as”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word.
Say it suàn: suàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 算 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type suan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 算 from the suggestions. Typing suan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
算 is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 3 word list. It is not on the older HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.