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shù

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shù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shù | shu4
English translation
count, number, several

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About shù

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

shù

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

script

Etymology of shù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

婁攵

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

lóu

Explanation

Simplified form of shù . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and lóu represents the sound.

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Words with shù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shǔ number shù
数据 shùjù data數據
数字 shùzì numeral數字
大多数 dà duō shù (great) majority大多數
数量 shùliàng amount數量
人数 rén shù number of people人數
数学 shùxué mathematics數學
指数 zhǐ shù index指數
无数 wúshù countless無數
多数 duō shù majority多數
数据库 shù jù kù database數據庫
倒数 dào shǔ to count down倒數
数码 shùmǎ number數碼
少数 shǎo shù few少數
数目 shù mù amount數目
总数 zǒng shù total總數
分数 fēn shù mark分數
次数 cì shù frequency次數
绝大多数 jué dà duō shù absolute majority絕大多數
参数 cān shù parameter參數
数百 shù bǎi several hundred數百
数额 shùé amount數額
系数 xì shù factor係數
算数 suànshù to count numbers算數
少数民族 shǎo shù mín zú national minority少數民族

shù Decomposition & Compounds

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