算盤

See also: 算盘

Chinese

		regard as; to figure; to calculate regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute	dish; tray; to build dish; tray; to build; to check; to examine; to transfer; (a measure word used for dishes of food or coils of wire); to coil
trad. (算盤)		算	盤
simp. (算盘)		算	盘
alternative forms		筭盤／筭盘
anagram		盤算／盘算

Pronunciation

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 算盤

1. (mathematics) abacus
2. (figurative) plan; plan of action; master plan

Synonyms

• (abacus): 算子 (suànzǐ)

Dialectal synonyms of 算盤 (“abacus”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		算盤
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	算盤
	Taiwan	算盤
	Chengde	算盤
	Ulanhot	算盤
	Tongliao	算盤
	Chifeng	算盤
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	算盤, 算盤兒
	Heihe	算盤兒
	Qiqihar	算盤
	Harbin	算盤兒
	Jiamusi	算盤
	Baicheng	算盤
	Changchun	算盤兒
	Tonghua	算盤兒
	Shenyang	算盤
	Jinzhou	算盤兒, 算盤子, 算子
	Singapore	算盤
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	算盤
	Tangshan	算盤
	Cangzhou	算盤
	Baoding	算盤
	Shijiazhuang	算盤
	Lijin	算盤
	Jinan	算盤
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	算盤兒
	Dandong	算盤兒
	Yantai	算盤兒
	Yantai (Muping)	算盤子
	Qingdao	算盤兒
	Zhucheng	算盤子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	算盤
	Lingbao	算盤
	Jining	算盤
	Wanrong	盤子, 算盤
	Linfen	算盤子, 盤子
	Shangqiu	算盤
	Yuanyang	算盤
	Zhengzhou	算盤
	Xinyang	算盤
	Baihe	算盤
	Xi'an	算盤
	Baoji	算盤
	Tianshui	算盤
	Xining	算盤
	Xuzhou	算盤
	Fuyang	算盤
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	算盤
	Bayanhot	算盤
	Lanzhou	算盤
	Dunhuang	算盤
	Hami	算盤
	Ürümqi	算盤
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	算盤
	Nanchong	算盤
	Dazhou	算盤
	Hanyuan	算盤
	Xichang	算盤
	Zigong	算盤
	Chongqing	算盤
	Wuhan	算盤
	Yichang	算盤
	Xiangyang	算盤
	Tianmen	算盤
	Guiyang	算盤
	Zunyi	算盤
	Bijie	算盤
	Liping	算盤
	Zhaotong	算盤
	Dali	算盤
	Kunming	算盤
	Mengzi	算盤
	Guilin	算盤
	Liuzhou	算盤
	Jishou	算盤
	Changde	算盤
	Hanzhong	算盤
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	算盤
	Yangzhou	算盤
	Lianyungang	算盤
	Lianshui	算盤
	Nantong	算盤
	Anqing	算盤
	Wuhu	算盤
	Hefei	算盤
	Hong'an	算盤
Cantonese	Guangzhou	算盤
	Hong Kong	算盤
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	算盤
	Foshan	算盤
	Foshan (Shunde)	算盤
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	算盤
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	算盤
	Taishan	算盤
	Kaiping (Chikan)	算盤
	Dongguan	算盤
	Shaoguan	算盤
	Yunfu	算盤
	Yangjiang	算盤
	Xinyi	算盤
	Lianjiang	算盤
	Nanning	算盤
	Wuzhou	算盤
	Yulin	算盤
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	算盤
	Beihai	算盤
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	算盤
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	算盤
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	算盤
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	算盤
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	算盤
	Móng Cái	算盤
Gan	Nanchang	算盤
	Lichuan	算盤
	Pingxiang	算盤
Hakka	Meixian	算盤
	Yudu	算盤子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	算盤
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	算盤
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	算盤
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	算盤
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	算盤
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	算盤
	Hong Kong	算盤
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	算盤
	Senai (Huiyang)	算盤
	Singkawang	算盤
Huizhou	Jixi	算盤
	Shexian	算盤
Jin	Taiyuan	算盤
	Yangyuan	算盤
	Datong	算盤
	Xinzhou	算盤子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	算盤子
	Changzhi	算盤
	Taibus (Baochang)	算盤
	Linhe	算盤子, 算盤
	Jining	算盤
	Hohhot	算盤子, 算盤
	Baotou	算盤
	Dongsheng	算盤
	Haibowan	算盤兒
	Erenhot	算盤
	Pingshan	算盤
	Zhangjiakou	算盤
	Handan	算盤
	Linzhou	算盤
	Suide	算盤兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	算盤
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	算盤
	Fuqing	算盤
Southern Min	Xiamen	算盤
	Quanzhou	算盤
	Zhangzhou	算盤
	Taipei	算盤
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	算盤
	Kaohsiung	算盤
	Yilan	算盤
	Changhua (Lukang)	算盤
	Taichung	算盤
	Tainan	算盤
	Hsinchu	算盤
	Kinmen	算盤
	Penghu (Magong)	算盤
	Penang (Hokkien)	算盤
	Manila (Hokkien)	算盤
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	算盤
	Chaozhou	算盤
	Haifeng	算盤
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	算盤
	Leizhou	數盤
	Haikou	算盤
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	算盤
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	算盤
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	算盤
Wu	Shanghai	算盤
	Shanghai (Chongming)	算盤
	Suzhou	算盤
	Danyang	算盤
	Hangzhou	算盤
	Ningbo	算盤
	Wenzhou	算盤
	Jinhua	算盤
Xiang	Changsha	算盤, 算盤子
	Loudi	算划子
	Shuangfeng	算盤子
	Quanzhou	算盤

Descendants

• → Bouyei: suansbaanz, suansbeanz
• → English: suanpan
• → Hlai: duixbhuas
• → Japanese: 算盤(そろばん) (soroban)
• → Malay: sempoa, sepua, cepua, suipoa
• → Mongolian: ᠰᠤᠸᠠᠨᠫᠠᠨ (suwanpan) / сампин (sampin)
• → Zhuang: suenqbuenz

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
算	盤
そろ Grade: 2	ばん Grade: S
yutōyomi

Alternative forms

• 揃盤
• 十露盤
• 三羅盤
• 曾呂盤

Etymology

Two theories:

• A sound change from the 唐音 (とうおん, “tōon”) reading of "スワンパン" (swanpan), or
• From a Ryūkyūan language, written as スルバン (suruban), originally スヌパン (sunupan).

Both have the same origin: the abacus was imported to Japan from China during the Muromachi period. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Compare from Mandarin, above.

Noun

算(そろ)盤(ばん) • (soroban) 

1. (arithmetic) abacus

   手(て)を算盤(そろばん)として六進法(ろくしんほう)で計算(けいさん)する

   te o soroban toshite rokushinhō de keisansuru

   calculate in senary with hands as an abacus

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 算盤占(そろばんうらな)い (soroban'uranai)
• 算盤(そろばん)が合(あ)う (soroban ga au)
• 算盤(そろばん)が持(も)てない (soroban ga motenai)
• 算盤勘定(そろばんかんじょう) (sorobankanjō)
• 算盤木(そろばんぎ) (sorobangi)
• 算盤桟手(そろばんさで) (sorobansade)
• 算盤絞(そろばんしぼ)り (sorobanshibori)
• 算盤尽(そろばんず)く (sorobanzuku)
• 算盤責(そろばんぜ)め (sorobanzeme)
• 算盤高(そろばんだか)い (sorobandakai)
• 算盤玉(そろばんだま) (sorobandama)
• 算盤(そろばん)の玉(たま)はずれ (soroban no tama wa zure)
• 算盤(そろばん)を置(お)く (soroban o oku)
• 算盤(そろばん)を弾(はじ)く (soroban o hajiku)
• 算盤(そろばん)を枕(まくら)にする (soroban o makura ni suru)