數

🇹🇼🇭🇰🇯🇵🇰🇷

数

🇨🇳

number

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shù, shǔ

スウ、ス、サク、ソク、シュ

かず、かぞ.える、しばしば、せ.める、わずらわ.しい

수, 삭

Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 婁 represents the sound.

Components

Traditional (數)

攵 tap+ 婁 wear =

數 number

攵 Meaning component

pū tap

rap, tap

攵 is a component form of 攴.

婁 Phonetic component

wear

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Simplified (数)

娄 constellation+ 攵 tap =

数 number

娄

constellation

攵

tap

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

數

Regular

Modern

Chinese

数 / 數 [shǔ]

to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate (sb's shortcomings)

数 / 數 [shù]

number; figure; several; CL:個|个[gè]

数 / 數 [shuò]

frequently; repeatedly

Japanese

数かず同音

noun number; amount

数すう同音

prefix

several; a few; a number of

noun

number; quantity; amount
counting; calculation; figures; numbers
number; numeral; figure
grammar number
destiny; fate; outcome; course of events; trend

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (3)

算数は数を取り扱う。

Arithmetic deals with numbers.

あの木の枝に数羽の鳥がとまっている。

Some birds are sitting on the branch of that tree.

今年は失業者数が記録的になるだろう。

This year unemployment will reach record levels.

Japanese Names

數かずさき

Kazusaki surname

CHINESE WORDS (200)

大多数 [dàduōshù] #1,823

(numerical, statistical) index

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JAPANESE WORDS (2)

数度 [すうど] #15,420

several times

⭐ 員数 [いんずう] #71,431

(total) number (of people or things)

KOREAN WORDS (50)

number of occurrences

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