计

計
Ji4
#251 most
frequent character
surname Ji

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

计 combines 讠 speech with 十 ten. Counting things in speech or accounts gives the first meaning, 'to settle accounts, calculate.' From there it grew to 'plan' and 'measure.'

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