to estimate

person (亻) + sound gū (古) = to estimate

A person sizing something up — the human radical grounds the act of judgment in a person doing the estimating. 古 lends the sound gū rather than a semantic idea.

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计这件衣服大概要三百块。

wǒ gū jì zhè jiàn yī fu dà gāi yào sān bǎi kuài。

I estimate this piece of clothing probably costs around three hundred yuan.

计明天的会议会有很多人来。

tā gū jì míng tiān de huì yì huì yǒu hěn duō rén lái。

He estimates that tomorrow's meeting will have a lot of people attending.

Words with 估

重估

chóng gū

to re-evaluate

预估

yù gū

to estimate

高估

gāo gū

to overestimate

不可估量

bù kě gū liàng

inestimable

估值

gū zhí

valuation

估价

gū jià

to value

估堆儿

gū duī r

to assess an entire lot

估定

gū dìng

to assess

估摸

gū mo

to reckon

估测

gū cè

estimate

估产

gū chǎn

to assess

估算

gū suàn

assessment

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