數 (shù)
to count; to enumerate
How 數 is written
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Traditional
- 數
- Simplified
- 数
數 has 3 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- shǔ
- to count; to enumerate; to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)
- shù
- number; figure; several; CL:個|个[ge4]
- shuò
- frequently; repeatedly
Common words using 數
- 人數 rénshù
- number of people
- 倒數 dàoshǔ
- to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page)
- 多數 duōshù
- majority; most
- 大多數 dàduōshù
- (great) majority
- 指數 zhǐshù
- (numerical, statistical) index
- 數字 shùzì
- numeral; digit; number
- 數學 shùxué
- mathematics; mathematical
- 數據 shùjù
- data; numbers; digital
- 數碼 shùmǎ
- number; numerals; figures
- 數量 shùliàng
- amount; quantity; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 次數 cìshù
- frequency; number of times; ordinal number
- 無數 wúshù
- countless; numberless; innumerable
數 in a sentence
請你數一數這裡總共有多少錢。
Qǐng nǐ shǔ yì shǔ zhèlǐ zǒnggòng yǒu duōshǎo qián.
“Please count how much money is here in total.”
How common is 數?
數 is the 231st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 58.8% of all running text.
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