数 (shǔ): to count, to count as, to regard as, to enumerate, to list
数 (shǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to count.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 娄 (phonetic) and 攵 (semantic). It ranks #231 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 数 script. Its radical form 攵 (rap) appears in many related characters such as 放 (fàng, to put, to release), 教 (jiào, (bound form) to teach), 收 (shōu, to receive).
Definitions
- to count
- to count as
- to regard as
- to enumerate
- to list
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 数
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 数字noun | shù zì | numeral | 4 |
| 数据noun | shù jù | data | 5 |
| 数学noun | shù xué | mathematics | 3 |
| 无数adjective | wú shù | countless | 5 |
| 人数noun | rén shù | number of people | 4 |
| 数量noun | shù liàng | amount | 4 |
| 数目noun | shù mù | amount | 6 |
| 多数noun | duō shù | majority | 4 |
| 分数noun | fēn shù | (exam) grade | 4 |
| 少数noun | shǎo shù | small number | 4 |
| 次数noun | cì shù | number of times | 6 |
| 岁数noun | suì shu | age (number of years old) | 6 |
| 总数noun | zǒng shù | total | 5 |
| 数字化verb | shù zì huà | to digitize | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大多数 | dà duō shù | (great) majority |
| 数据库noun | shù jù kù | (computing) database |
| 倒数verb | dào shǔ | to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) |
| 算数verb | suàn shù | to count numbers |
| 数百万 | shù bǎi wàn | several million |
| 数码adjective | shù mǎ | number |
| 指数noun | zhǐ shù | (numerical, statistical) index |
| 绝大多数 | jué dà duō shù | the vast majority |
| 票数 | piào shù | number of votes |
| 数百 | shù bǎi | several hundred |
| 读数noun | dú shù | reading |
| 半数noun | bàn shù | half the number |
| 招数noun | zhāo shù | move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) |
| 数额noun | shù é | amount |
| 数学家 | shù xué jiā | mathematician |
数 appears in 109 compound words: 23 as the first character, 76 as the last, and 1 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 数 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (32)
an extremely large number of; as numerous as there are grains of sand in the Ganges
an extremely large number of; as numerous as there are grains of sand in the Ganges
Showing 12 of 32 idioms containing 数.
Example Sentences
数学是一门重要的学科，在日常生活中经常用到。
Shùxué shì yī mén zhòngyào de xuékē, zài rìcháng shēnghuó zhōng jīngcháng yòng dào.
Mathematics is an important subject that is often used in daily life.
利弗莫尔中概股龙头指数收涨0.94% 网易有道涨近..
lì 弗 mò ěr zhōng gài gǔ lóng tóu zhǐ shǔ shōu zhǎng 0 . 9 4 wǎng yì yǒu dào zhǎng jìn . .
Livermore Chinese Concept Stock Leading Index closed up 0.94% NetEase Youdao rose nearby:
美国12月营建许可总数录得144.8万户,为202..
měi guó yuè yíng jiàn xǔ kě zǒng shǔ lù dé . mò hù , wéi . .
U.S. building permits totaled 1.448 million in December, up from 202...
欧洲斯托克600指数触及新纪录高位
ōu zhōu sī tuō kè zhǐ shǔ chù jí xīn jì lù gāo wèi
Europe's Stoxx 600 touches new record highs
B站总台春晚直播弹幕数达1.33亿,发送数量排名前..
zhàn zǒng tái chūn wǎn zhí bō dàn mù shǔ dá . yì , fā sòng shǔ liáng pái míng qián . .
B station total station Spring Festival Gala live pop-ups reached 133 million, sending the number of top...
深夜,黄金、白银、原油齐涨,美股三大指数集体上涨丨..
shēn yè , huáng jīn bái yín yuán yóu qí zhǎng , měi gǔ sān dà zhǐ shǔ jí tī shǎng zhǎng 丨 . .
Late at night, gold, silver, and crude oil all rose, while the three major U.S. stock indices collectively gained.
你把数字记熟了吗？
Nǐ bǎ shùzì jì shú le ma?
Have you learned the number by heart?
你能用中文数到十吗？
Nǐ néng yòng Zhōngwén shǔ dào shí ma?
Can you count to ten in Chinese?
您父母多大岁数了？
Nín fùmǔ duōdà suìshu le?
How old are your parents?
有多少本算数书留着？
Yǒu duōshao běn suànshù shū liú zhe?
How many arithmetic books are left?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 攵 (script) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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