Definitions
to regard as; to figure
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The character 筭 is composed of the semantic bamboo radical 竹 on top and the component 弄 below. It originally referred to bamboo tally sticks or counting rods used for mathematical calculations and commerce. Since these instruments were traditionally made of bamboo, the upper radical indicates their material. Over time, its meaning extended from the physical tools to the abstract actions of calculating, computing, planning, and tallying. 筭 is a historical variant of the more common character 算, both sharing the same connection to early mathematical practices and bamboo instrumentation.
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