to calculate

surname Ji; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge

speech (讠) + [sound] (十) = to calculate and plan

Speech (讠) grounds the meaning: to calculate was originally to speak counts aloud or declare plans. 十 mainly contributes the jì sound rather than its numeric meaning.

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我们要仔细算这次旅行的费用。

wǒ men yào zǐ xì jì suàn zhè cì lǚ xíng de fèi yòng。

We need to carefully calculate the costs of this trip.

他想出了一个划来解决这个问题。

tā xiǎng chū le yī gè jì huà lái jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí。

He came up with a plan to solve this problem.

Words with 计

速度计

sù dù jì

speedometer

连环计

lián huán jì

coordinated sequence of strategic moves

里程计

lǐ chéng jì

speedometer (of a vehicle)

量计

liáng jì

gauge

针线活计

zhēn xiàn huó jì

needlework

锦囊妙计

jǐn náng miào jì

brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom); bag of tricks

阿波罗计划

ā bō luó jì huà

the Apollo project (1961-1975), the NASA moon landing project

阴谋诡计

yīn móu guǐ jì

crafty plots and machinations (idiom)

阶梯计价

jiē tī jì jià

volumetric pricing

云计算

yún jì suàn

cloud computing

雷电计

léi diàn jì

brontometer

电位计

diàn wèi jì

potentiometer

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