算
Meaning
- to calculate; to figure out
- to include; to count in
- to count; to be valid; to carry weight
Example sentence
算我一个.
Count me in.
The character 算
算 is 竹 over 目 over a pair of hands: counting rods being worked. To calculate — 计算 — and to count as: 这不算贵, that doesn't count as dear. 打算 is to plan, and 算了 is let it go.