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算suàn

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算

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Shuowen

Calculation. The oracle bone form depicted two hands holding bamboo strips, representing the original meaning of to count or calculate. The character 算 is composed of 竹 (bamboo) on top, indicating the counting rods, 目 (eye) in the middle, signifying the act of observing, and 夂 (a variant of 'step') at the bottom, denoting the process of tallying, together conveying the idea of computation.

Pinyin

suàn· HSK 1