COUNT    數算

CALCULATE a QUANTITY by FIXING its PLACE in the SEQUENCE of NUMBERS.
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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 ／
Hypernym
  • CALCULATE　ASSESS PRECISELY a QUANTITY USING NUMBERS. (anc: 14/0, child: 3)
  • ASSESS　THINK so as to TRY to OR ACHIEVE to FIX the VALUE OR SIZE of something. (anc: 13/0, child: 3)
  • THINK　ACT USING ONLY the MIND. (anc: 12/0, child: 12)

Words (9 items)

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
校  jiào MC: kaewH OC: kreews 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNbe countedLZ
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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
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
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