计 (jì): to calculate, to compute, to count, to regard as important, to plan, ruse
计 (jì) is a Chinese character meaning “to calculate.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 十 (phonetic). It ranks #251 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 计 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- to calculate
- to compute
- to count
- to regard as important
- to plan
- ruse
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 计
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 计划noun/verb | jì huà | plan | 4 |
| 设计verb/noun | shè jì | to design | 5 |
| 估计verb | gū jì | to estimate | 4 |
| 计算verb | jì suàn | to calculate | 5 |
| 计算机noun | jì suàn jī | computer | 5 |
| 会计noun | kuài jì | accountant | 6 |
| 统计verb | tǒng jì | statistics | 5 |
| 预计verb | yù jì | to forecast | 5 |
| 总计verb | zǒng jì | (grand) total | 6 |
| 共计verb | gòng jì | to sum up to | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伙计noun | huǒ ji | partner |
| 设计师noun | shè jì shī | designer |
| 计时verb | jì shí | to measure time |
| 诡计noun | guǐ jì | trick |
| 计程车noun | jì chéng chē | (Tw) taxi |
| 会计师noun | kuài jì shī | accountant |
| 算计verb | suàn ji | to reckon |
| 计较verb | jì jiào | to bother about |
| 生计noun | shēng jì | livelihood |
| 数以千计 | shù yǐ qiān jì | thousands (of sth) |
| 计时器noun | jì shí qì | timer |
| 计数verb | jì shù | to count |
| 统计学noun | tǒng jì xué | statistics |
| 无计可施phrase | wú jì kě shī | (lit.) to have no strategy to apply (idiom) |
| 审计verb | shěn jì | to audit |
计 appears in 104 compound words: 33 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 计 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (21)
to turn somebody's trick against him; to beat somebody at his own game
to turn somebody's trick against him; to beat somebody at his own game
Showing 12 of 21 idioms containing 计.
Example Sentences
这个设计方案经过精心计算，既节省成本又提高效率。
Zhè gè shèjì fāng'àn jīngguò jīngxīn jìsuàn, jì jiéshěng chéngběn yòu tígāo xiàolǜ.
This design plan has been carefully calculated to both save costs and improve efficiency.
紧急储蓄帐户可与401(k)计画结合 但很少雇主这样做
jǐn jí chǔ xù zhàng hù kě yǔ 4 0 1 ( k ) jì huà jié gě dàn hěn shǎo gù zhǔ zhè yàng zuò
Emergency savings accounts can be combined with 401(k) plans but few employers do
川普全球加征15%关税 专家:“B计画”也无法律基础
chuān pǔ quán qiú jiā zhēng 1 5 guān shuì zhuān jiā : B jì huà yě wú fǎ lǜ jī chǔ
Trump imposes 15% tariffs globally Expert: "Plan B" also has no legal basis
美TSA:机场安检PreCheck计划继续运行
měi T S A : jī chǎng ān jiǎn P r e C h e c k jì huá jì xù yùn háng
TSA: The airport security PreCheck program continues to operate
春节不打烊,广州交投集团中欧班列预计发运9列、货值..
chūn jié bù dǎ 烊 , guǎng zhōu jiāo tóu jí tuán zhōng ōu bān liè yù jì fā yùn liè huò zhí . .
Guangzhou Transport Investment Group's China-Europe freight trains to operate throughout Spring Festival, with 9 trains scheduled to depart carrying goods worth...
永定河山峡段4座梯级水电站累计发电破100亿千瓦时
yǒng dìng hé shān xiá duàn zuò tī jí shuǐ diàn zhàn lěi jì fā diàn pò yì qiān wǎ shí
Cumulative power generation from the four cascade hydropower stations along the Yongding River's mountainous gorge section has surpassed 10 billion kilowatt-hours.
你赞成还是反对这个计划？
Nǐ zànchéng háishi fǎnduì zhège jìhuà?
Are you for or against the plan?
你在东京如何维持生计？
Nǐ zài Dōngjīng rúhé wéichí shēngjì?
How did you make a living in Tokyo?
你执行你的计划了吗？
Nǐ zhíxíng nǐ de jìhuà le ma?
Did you carry out your plan?
你周末有什么计划？
Nǐ zhōumò yǒu shénme jìhuà?
What are your weekend plans?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 讠 (speech) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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