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U+8A08, 計
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8A08

[U+8A07]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+8A09]

Translingual

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Stroke order
9 strokes

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 149, +2, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜口十 (YRJ), four-corner 04600, composition )

Derived characters

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Descendants

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1147, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35220
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1613, character 11
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3937, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+8A08

Chinese

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trad.
simp.
alternative forms 𧨻

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : (say) + (all).

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. to calculate; to count
    [Cantonese]  ―  gai3 hei2 tiu4 sou3 [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
      ―  shù yǐ bǎi   ―  to number in the hundreds
    幾多 [Cantonese, trad.]
    几多 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gai3 haa5 nei go3 jyut6 jung6 zo2 gei2 do1 cin4-2 [Jyutping]
    to calculate how much was spent this month
  2. to amount to
    學生520 [MSC, trad.]
    学生520 [MSC, simp.]
    Quán xiào yǒu xuéshēng 520 rén. [Pinyin]
    The school has 520 students in total.
  3. (chiefly in the negative) to consider; to be concerned with
    後果后果  ―  hòuguǒ  ―  to not be concerned about consequences
  4. to plan; to plot
  5. plan; plot; scheme
      ―  zhòng  ―  to fall into a trap
    反間反间  ―  fǎnjiàn  ―  stratagem of letting the enemy's own spy sow discord in the enemy camp
  6. (Cantonese) solution; way to deal with something
    [Cantonese]  ―  nam2 gai3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to think of a way to deal with something
    [Cantonese]  ―  mou5 gai3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  one can't do anything about it
  7. (Cantonese) to regard as; to consider
  8. gauge
    安培安培  ―  ānpéi  ―  ammeter
  9. (Hokkien) all
  10. a surname
      ―  Liùqí  ―  Ji Liuqi (Ming and Qing dynasty historian who authored the histories 明季北略 and 明季南略)

Synonyms

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Compounds

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References

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

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Compounds

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 2
kan’on

From Middle Chinese (MC kejH).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けい) (kei

  1. plan, total

Suffix

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(けい) (-kei

  1. -meter (measuring device)

Prefix

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(けい) (kei-

  1. a total of…, in total

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kje̞(ː)] ~ [ke̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

(eumhun (sel gye))

  1. Hanja form? of (count; calculation).
  2. Hanja form? of (plan).
  3. Hanja form? of (total).

Compounds

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Việt readings: , kế
: Nôm readings: , , kẻ, kẽ, kế, kể

  1. chữ Hán form of kế (a plot; a scheme; a stratagem).
  2. Nôm form of ((placed after the main verb) to obtain a share of something with someone).
  3. Nôm form of kẻ ((pejorative) individual, person, man).
  4. Nôm form of kể (to tell).