Definition & Meaning

1.number; basic concept identifying or designating the quantity of something

2.number; figure

3.several; a few

4.(used after numbers or measures) about; around

5.fate; destiny

Words & phrases

Word usage

Characters with shu

shù

数

Initial:shVideo guide

Final(T3):ùVideo guide

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Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

13

Traditional:

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1
n.infmlnumber; basic concept identifying or designating the quantity of something
- shí shù
  实数
  real number
- zì rán shù
  自然数
  natural number
- zhěng shù
  整数
  integer
2
n.number; figure
- zhè shì ge liǎng wèi shù
  这是个两位数。
  This is a double-digit figure.
- cì shù
  次数
  nummber
- xué shēng shù shì duō shǎo
  学生数是多少？
  What is the number of students.
synonym
liàng量
3
num.several; a few
- zhè xiē bìng rén bèi guān chá le shù yuè zhī jiǔ
  这些病人被观察了数月之久。
  The patients were observed over a period of several months.
- jù bào dào yǐ yǒu shù rén bèi bǔ
  据报道已有数人被捕。
  It was reported that several people had been arrested.
- jīng guò shù xiǎo shí de shěn wèn hòu xián yí fàn zhōng yú zhāo gòng
  经过数小时的审问后，嫌疑犯终于招供。
  After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed.
synonym
jǐ几
4
num.infml(used after numbers or measures) about; around
- bǎi shù lái jīn
  百数来斤
  about a hundred jin
5
n.fate; destiny
- jié shù
  劫数
  predestined fate

Words and phrases with 数

数组
[word]array
数字鸿沟
[word]digital divide
数量
[word]quantity
数据分析
[word]data analysis
数额
[word]quota
数码港
[word]cyberport
数字
[word]characters that denote amounts; numeral
数目字
[word]same as 数字
数据传输
[word]data communications
数罪并罚
[idiom]concurrent punishment for several crimes
数以万计
[idiom]tens of thousands

Word usage

Note
When pronounced as "shù", "数" means "numbers, data, etc." and is used to describe "things"; when pronounced as "shǔ" , "数" is a verb, referring to "check the number", such as "数钱" and "如数家珍"; when pronounced as "shuò", "数" is used as an adverb, and means "repeatedly", such as "数见不鲜".
common measure word
"数" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个数
  one number

Chinese Characters with pinyin shù

树
tree; plant
束
bind; control
术
method; art
竖
upright; from top to bottom
述
state

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