算盤 (syun3 pun4 | suan4 pan2) : abacus

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算盤

syun3 pun4

suan4 pan2

abacus

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 810,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

算盤 / 算盘

This word has been viewed 1778 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 14th Sep 2004 00:31 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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算 syun3 - calculate; plan; guess; include; consider
盤 pun4 pun4*2 - course; dish; tray; game

5 compounds containing this word:

如意算盤 - wishful thinking
小算盤 - selfish calculations
打算盤 - to make calculations (lit., "to use the abacus")
算盤子 - Glochidion puberum (abacus plant)
香港算盤子 - Glochidion zeylanicum (Hong Kong abacus plant)

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *