Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

Chisanbop

American  
[chiz-uhn-bop] / ˈtʃɪz ənˌbɒp /
Mathematics, Trademark.

  1. a system for performing basic arithmetic calculations, especially addition, by counting on one's fingers in a specified way.

Etymology

Origin of Chisanbop

< Korean chi- finger + san ( p ) pǒp calculation, < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zhǐ suànfǎ

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.