HSK 2 · Thinking & knowing

打算

dǎ suan

to plan; plan

Stroke order of 打算

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

打 · 5 strokes 算 · 14 strokes

Memory trick

Your hand '扌' hits '打' the abacus while bamboo '竹' counting rods calculate '算' — making a plan.

Parts: 打 hit; do (扌 hand + 丁 nail) + 算 calculate (竹 bamboo + 目 eye + 廾 two hands)

The characters in 打算

打 dǎ — to hit; to play (a sport) (5 strokes)
算 suàn — to calculate; to count as (14 strokes)

Example sentence

周末你打算做什么？

What do you plan to do this weekend?

Words with 打

打电话to make a phone call 打车to take a taxi 打开to open; to turn on 打球to play ball 打to hit; to play (a sport)打印to print 打工to do odd jobs; to work part-time 打篮球to play basketball 打听to ask about 打破to break 打扫to clean; to sweep

Words with 算

计算机computer 算to calculate; to count as 计算to calculate

More words: Thinking & knowing

懂to understand 懂得to understand; to know 清楚clear; to understand 听说to hear (it said)想到to think of 想起to recall; to remember 发现to discover; to find 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 说明to explain; explanation 讲to speak; to explain 讲话to speak; speech 计划plan; to plan 习惯habit; to be used to

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