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算盘

abacus

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

suan4pan2 • suànpán

Meaning

Primary

abacus

Mnemonic

An 算盘 abacus is a sort of 盘 tray of disks that is used 算 to calculate things.

Usage

他 擅长 用 算盘 快速 计算。

He's good at calculating quickly with the abacus.

我 不 知道 如何 使用 算盘。

I don't know how to use an abacus.