# 算盘 (suànpán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 算盘 (suànpán) means “abacus; personal scheme”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: abacus; personal scheme
- Pinyin: suànpán (suan4 pan2)
- Traditional: 算盤
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Measure word: 把

## Examples

- 我爷爷现在还会打算盘。
  Wǒ yéye xiànzài hái huì dǎ suànpán.
  My grandfather still knows how to use an abacus.

## Characters

- [算](https://hanziro.com/word/suan-calculate/) (suàn): to calculate; to count
- [盘](https://hanziro.com/word/pan-plate/) (pán): plate; dish

https://hanziro.com/word/suan-pan-abacus/

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