算数 suànshù▶ นับ

Stroke order

算数 is written in 27 strokes across 2 characters.

• 算 — 14 strokes
• 数 — 13 strokes

Senses

1. to count numbers
2. to keep to one's word
3. to hold (i.e. to remain valid)
4. to count (i.e. to be important)

Related words

• 合算คุ้มค่า
• 数额จำนวน
• 结算การตั้งถิ่นฐาน, การชำระหนี้
• 运算การปฏิบัติการ
• 预算งบประมาณ
• 精打细算ประหยัดเงิน

算数 is pronounced suànshù and means “นับ”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 算数 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.