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數
數
See also: 数
Translingual
| Shinjitai | 数 |
|---|---|
| Simplified | 数 |
| Traditional | 數 |
Han character
數 (radical 66 攴+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中女人大 (LVOK), four-corner 58440, composition ⿰婁攵)
References
- KangXi: page 475, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13363
- Dae Jaweon: page 829, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1474, character 1
- Unihan data for U+6578
Chinese
| trad. | 數 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 数 | |
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (婁) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 樓 | *ɡ·roː |
| 摟 | *roː, *ro |
| 耬 | *roː |
| 僂 | *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·roːs, *ɡ·roʔ |
| 婁 | *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro |
| 螻 | *roː |
| 髏 | *roː |
| 蔞 | *roː, *ro, *roʔ |
| 鞻 | *roː |
| 艛 | *ɡ·roː |
| 膢 | *roː, *ro |
| 廔 | *roː |
| 嘍 | *roː, *roːʔ |
| 瞜 | *roː, *ro |
| 簍 | *roː, *roːʔ, *roʔ |
| 慺 | *roː, *ro, *roʔ |
| 鷜 | *roː, *ro |
| 褸 | *roː, *roʔ |
| 遱 | *roː |
| 謱 | *roː, *roːʔ, *roʔ |
| 嶁 | *roːʔ, *roʔ |
| 甊 | *roːʔ |
| 塿 | *roːʔ |
| 漊 | *roːʔ, *roʔ |
| 鏤 | *roːs, *ro |
| 瘻 | *roːs, *ro |
| 擻 | *sloːʔ |
| 藪 | *sloːʔ |
| 籔 | *sloːʔ, *sroʔ |
| 氀 | *ro |
| 縷 | *roʔ |
| 屢 | *ros |
| 數 | *sroʔ, *sros, *sroːɡ |
| 屨 | *klos |
| 窶 | *ɡloʔ |
| 貗 | *ɡloʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sroʔ, *sros, *sroːɡ) : phonetic 婁 (OC *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro) + semantic 攴.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sou2
- Min Dong (BUC): só / sū
- Min Nan (POJ): siàu / só͘ / sò͘
- Wu (Wiktionary): su (T2)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˇ
- Wade-Giles: shu3
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuu
- IPA (key): /ʂu²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sou2
- Yale: sóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou2
- IPA (key): /sou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: só / sū
- IPA (key): /sou²¹³/, /su³³/
- Note: só - vernacular; sū - literary, rare.
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu / só͘ / sò͘
- Tâi-lô: siàu / sóo / sòo
- Phofsit Daibuun: siaux, sor, sox
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔ⁵³/, /sɔ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹/, /sɔ⁵⁵⁴/, /sɔ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔ⁵³/, /sɔ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ¹¹/, /sɔ⁵³/, /sɔ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔ⁴¹/, /sɔ²¹/
- Note: siàu - vernacular (“to count”); só͘/sò͘ - literary (“to be reckoned as; to criticise”).
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: su (T2)
- IPA (key): /sv̩ʷ³⁴/
- (Shanghainese)
- Dialectal data▼
| Variety | Location | 數 (數錢) |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʂu²¹⁴/ |
| Harbin | /ʂu²¹³/ | |
| Tianjin | /su¹³/ | |
| Jinan | /ʂu⁵⁵/ | |
| Qingdao | /ʂu⁵⁵/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ʂuo⁵³/ | |
| Xi'an | /fu⁵³/ | |
| Xining | /fv̩⁵³/ | |
| Yinchuan | /su⁵³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /fu⁴⁴²/ | |
| Ürümqi |
/ʂu²¹³/ /fu²¹³/ |
|
| Wuhan | /səu⁴²/ | |
| Chengdu | /su⁵³/ | |
| Guiyang | /su⁴²/ | |
| Kunming | /su⁵³/ | |
| Nanjing | /su²¹²/ | |
| Hefei | /sʊ²⁴/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /su⁵³/ |
| Pingyao | /sz̩ʷ⁵³/ | |
| Hohhot | /su⁵³/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /su³⁵/ |
| Suzhou | /səu⁵¹/ | |
| Hangzhou | /su⁵³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /sz̩³⁵/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /su³⁵/ |
| Tunxi | /səu³¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /səu⁴¹/ |
| Xiangtan | /səɯ⁴²/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /su²¹³/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /su³¹/ |
| Taoyuan | ||
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sou³⁵/ |
| Nanning | /su³⁵/ | |
| Hong Kong | /sou³⁵/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Min Nan) |
/sɔ⁵³/ /siau²¹/ |
| Fuzhou (Min Dong) | /sou²¹²/ | |
| Jian'ou (Min Bei) | /su³³/ | |
| Shantou (Min Nan) | /siau²¹³/ | |
| Haikou (Min Nan) | /tiau³⁵/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 數 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 所矩切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʃɨoX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʃioX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʃioX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʂuə̆X/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʃioX/ |
| Wang Li |
/ʃĭuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʂi̯uX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shǔ |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 數 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shǔ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ srjuX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s-roʔ/ |
| English | count (v.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 數 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 8506 |
| Phonetic component |
婁 |
| Rime group |
侯 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
數 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sroʔ/ |
Definitions
數
- to count; to enumerate
- to be reckoned as
- 數一數二 / 数一数二 ― shǔyī shǔèr ― to be reckoned as first or second; to be one of the best
- to criticize; to find fault; to blame
- 數落 / 数落 ― shǔluò ― to criticize, to scold
Compounds
Derived terms from 數
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Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sou3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): su / sṳ
- Min Dong (BUC): só
- Min Nan (POJ): sò͘ / siàu
- Wu (Wiktionary): su (T2)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ
- Wade-Giles: shu4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuh
- IPA (key): /ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋㄦ
- Wade-Giles: shurh4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shull
- IPA (key): /ʂuɻ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ
- Wade-Giles: su4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suh
- IPA (key): /su⁵¹/
- Note: sù - Taiwan, only used in 數珠.
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sou3
- Yale: sou
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou3
- IPA (key): /sou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: su / sṳ
- Hakka Romanization System: su / sii
- Hagfa Pinyim: su4 / si4
- IPA: /su⁵⁵/, /sɨ⁵⁵/
- Note: sṳ - “account; fate”.
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: só
- IPA (key): /sou²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘ / siàu
- Tâi-lô: sòo / siàu
- Phofsit Daibuun: sox, siaux
- IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹/, /ɕiaʊ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹/, /ɕiaʊ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹/, /ɕiaʊ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹/, /ɕiaʊ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹/, /ɕiaʊ²¹/
- Note: sò͘ - literary; siàu - vernacular (“account”).
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: su (T2)
- IPA (key): /sv̩ʷ³⁴/
- (Shanghainese)
- Dialectal data▼
| Variety | Location | 數 (數量) |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʂu⁵¹/ |
| Harbin | /ʂu⁵³/ | |
| Tianjin | /su⁵³/ | |
| Jinan | /ʂu²¹/ | |
| Qingdao | /ʂu⁴²/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ʂuo³¹²/ | |
| Xi'an | /fu⁴⁴/ | |
| Xining | /fv̩²¹³/ | |
| Yinchuan | /su¹³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /fu¹³/ | |
| Ürümqi |
/ʂu²¹³/ /fu²¹³/ |
|
| Wuhan | /səu³⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /su¹³/ | |
| Guiyang | /su²¹³/ | |
| Kunming | /su²¹²/ | |
| Nanjing | /su⁴⁴/ | |
| Hefei | /sʊ⁵³/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /su⁴⁵/ |
| Pingyao | /sz̩ʷ³⁵/ | |
| Hohhot | /su⁵⁵/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /su³⁵/ |
| Suzhou | /səu⁵¹³/ | |
| Hangzhou | /su⁴⁴⁵/ | |
| Wenzhou | /sɤu⁴²/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /su³²⁴/ |
| Tunxi | /səu⁴²/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /səu⁵⁵/ |
| Xiangtan | /səɯ⁵⁵/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /su⁴⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /su⁵³/ |
| Taoyuan | /su⁵⁵/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sou³³/ |
| Nanning | /su³³/ | |
| Hong Kong | /sou³³/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Min Nan) |
/sɔ²¹/ /siau²¹/ |
| Fuzhou (Min Dong) | /sou²¹²/ | |
| Jian'ou (Min Bei) | /su³³/ | |
| Shantou (Min Nan) | /siau²¹³/ | |
| Haikou (Min Nan) |
/to³⁵/ /tiau³⁵/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 數 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 色句切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʃɨoH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʃioH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʃioH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʂuə̆H/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʃioH/ |
| Wang Li |
/ʃĭuH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʂi̯uH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shù |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 數 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shù |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ srjuH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s-roʔ-s/ |
| English | number (n.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 數 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 8508 |
| Phonetic component |
婁 |
| Rime group |
侯 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
捒 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sros/ |
Definitions
數
- number; figure; amount (Classifier: 個／个)
- (mathematics) number
- (grammar) number
- several; few
- †mathematics (one of the Six Arts)
- †divination
- †skill
- †law; rule; regular pattern
- †legal system
- fate; destiny
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan) account
- 數簿 / 数簿 [Cantonese] ― sou3 bou6-2 [Jyutping] ― account book
Compounds
Derived terms from 數
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Pronunciation 3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛˋ
- Wade-Giles: shuo4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuoh
- IPA (key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sok3
- Yale: sok
- Cantonese Pinyin: sok8
- IPA (key): /sɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: sáuk
- IPA (key): /sɔuʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu / sok
- Tâi-lô: siàu / sok
- Phofsit Daibuun: siaux, sog
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹/, /sɔk̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ¹¹/, /sɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 數 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 覺 (10) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 所角切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʃˠʌk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʃᵚɔk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʃɔk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʂaɨwk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʃɔk̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ʃɔk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʂɔk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shuo |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 數 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shuò |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sræwk › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s-rok/ |
| English | frequently |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 數 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 8512 |
| Phonetic component |
婁 |
| Rime group |
屋 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
朔 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sroːɡ/ |
Definitions
數
- †frequently; repeatedly
- 數見不鮮 / 数见不鲜 ― shuòjiàn bùxiān ― a common occurrence
Compounds
Derived terms from 數
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨˋ
- Wade-Giles: ts'u4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuh
- IPA (key): /t͡sʰu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: cuk1
- Yale: chūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsuk7
- IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiok
- Tâi-lô: tshiok
- Phofsit Daibuun: chiog
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien)
Definitions
數
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
數
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 数)
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