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换算 (huàn suàn) — to convert (between units of measurement)

Definition

换算 (huànsuàn) is a formal/technical verb for converting numerical values between units, currencies, or systems — typically in math, science, or finance contexts, more specialized than the general 换 (to exchange/change).

verb
to convert (between units of measurement)

Examples

  • 换算。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē mǐ huàn suàn chéng lí mǐ.
    Please convert these meters into centimeters.
  • 换算。
    Wǒ xū yào bǎ měi yuán huàn suàn chéng rén mín bì.
    I need to convert US dollars into RMB.
  • 换算。
    Zhè ge gōng shì kě yǐ bāng zhù nǐ huàn suàn wēn dù.
    This formula can help you convert temperature.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

换huànchange
算suàncalculate

换 means to change and 算 means to calculate; together they describe changing units by calculating.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 換; 换 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
奐
奐huàn換huàn
Same sound today

For the traditional form 換, 手 is the hand part and 奐 gives the sound; this note is about 換, not the simplified 换.

Open 换 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The current form 算 has 竹 on top, 目 in the middle, and 廾 below; the 目 part may have originally drawn counting rods, often made of bamboo.

Open 算 →
Appears in
Units & Measurement

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