計

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Mandarin · pinyin jì#

Meanings · jì

  1. to calculate
  2. to compute
  3. to count
  4. to regard as important
  5. to plan
  6. ruse
  7. meter
  8. gauge
Mandarin · pinyin Jì#

Meanings · Jì

  1. surname Ji
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jì · plan, plot; stratagem; scheme
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  1. to calculate; to count
  2. to amount to
  3. (chiefly in the negative) to consider; to be concerned with
  4. to plan; to plot
  5. plan; plot; scheme
  6. (Cantonese) solution; way to deal with something
  7. (Cantonese) to regard as; to consider
  8. gauge
  9. (Hokkien) all
  10. a surname

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計 · ji4 · Ji4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 100,495, 100,494
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Exact source records計 计 [ji4] /to calculate/to compute/to count/to regard as important/to plan/ruse/meter/gauge/計 计 [Ji4] /surname Ji/