COUNT  數算

CALCULATE a QUANTITY by FIXING its PLACE in the SEQUENCE of NUMBERS.
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Hypernym
  • CALCULATEASSESS PRECISELY a QUANTITY USING NUMBERS.
    • ASSESSTHINK so as to TRY to OR ACHIEVE to FIX the VALUE OR SIZE of something.
      • THINKACT USING ONLY the MIND.
        • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current standard word for counting is shǔ 數.

2. Kuài 會 is typically large scale calculation in accountancy.

3. Jì 計 is typically calculation ultimately considered as part of a future strategy.

4. Yuè 閱 and jiǎn 簡 refers to counting as part of making a quantified survey of something.

NB: Suàn 算 refers to the carrying out of arithmetic as a mathematical operation, and this is more complicated than plain counting. As a technical mathematical term the word is pre-Buddhist. See CALCULATE

Modern Chinese Criteria
算數

數　shǔ

算

作數

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    數  shǔ OC: sqroʔ MC: ʂi̯o 13 Attributions

    The current standard word for counting is shǔ 數.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactcounting
    • vtoNdetermine the number of by counting, count
    • vtoNpassivebe counted
    • vtoSdirect-speeche.g. 數一二 'to count "one, two"': to count "..."LZ
    計  jì OC: kiis MC: kei 4 Attributions

    Jì 計 is typically calculation ultimately considered as part of a future strategy.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcount in as relevant; calculate by numbers; count
    選算  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC:
    算  suàn OC: sqoonʔ MC: sʷɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNto count; enumerate
    簡  jiǎn OC: kreenʔ MC: kɣɛn 1 Attribution

    Yuè 閱 and jiǎn 簡 refers to counting as part of making a quantified survey of something.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcount so as to make an inventory of
    乘  chéng OC: ɢjɯŋ MC: ʑɨŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcalculate
    會  kuài OC: kloobs MC: kɑi 0 Attributions

    Kuài 會 is typically large scale calculation in accountancy.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcalculate, make an account; an account; calculate the future, make plans (with jì 計)
    算  suàn OC: sqoonʔ MC: sʷɑn 0 Attributions

    NB: Suàn 算 refers to the carrying out of arithmetic as a mathematical operation, and this is more complicated than plain counting. As a technical mathematical term the word is pre-Buddhist. See CALCULATE

      Syntactic words
    閱  yuè OC: lod MC: jiɛt 0 Attributions

    Yuè 閱 and jiǎn 簡 refers to counting as part of making a quantified survey of something.

      Syntactic words

    Existing SW for

    Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: