DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

算計

简算计 · 繁算計

Mandarin · pinyin suàn ji

to reckon
to calculate
to plan
to expect
to scheme

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

算: suàn · count, calculate, figure; plan
計: Look up this written character
计: jì · plan, plot; stratagem; scheme

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–5 · suan4 ji5

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

2character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

算計 · find source passages ↗ · 算计 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

verb

to calculate; to reckon
to plan; to scheme; to plot
to consider; to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to think over
to guess; to surmise; to conjecture
to plot against; to scheme; to ensnare

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack