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The Cantonese word gai - 计 - gai3
(idea in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

gai3

English translations

idea"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Cantonese translation for "must" is not 必 but 必须.
, to count,
to calculate, plan"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Cantonese translation for "must" is not 必 but 必须.
, to compute

Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 计 ( gai3 ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly.
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计 ( gai / gai3 ) in traditional characters
Character complexity
the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character 

is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

plan  |  stratagem
计 ( gai / gai3 ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 250)
Other characters that are pronounced gai3 in Cantonese
More words that mean to count in Cantonese
sou2 ( 数 )

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