数(shù)

HSK 213 strokesTrad. 數
Readingsshùshǔshuò

to count

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Character information

Pinyin
shù / shǔ / shuò
Meaning
to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
數

Origin & structure

Where 数 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰娄攵

In this compound, the meaning comes from 攵 (script); 娄 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

娄lóu攵pū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 数 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 数

Common words using 数 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

rén人shù数
HSK 2

number of people

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fēn分shù数
HSK 2

(exam) grade

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dào倒shǔ数
HSK 7-9

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)

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chéng乘shù数

multiplier

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luàn乱shù数

(Tw) random number

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sān三jiǎo角hán函shù数

trigonometric function

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bù不kě可shèng胜shǔ数

countless

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bù不jì计qí其shù数

lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless

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人分倒乘乱三角函

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