Chinese Character 数 Meanings and components.

Form

数

Meaning

数 meaning[3] in English

To Count.

To Count As.

To Regard As.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 数 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Lou (娄) , and (攵)

Its radical[1] is: 攵 (pu1)

In cangjie it is written with FVOK

How to write 数

To write数shu4to count you should write a combination of 娄lou2surname Lou , 攵pu1 arranged in a 吅 shape:

娄 + 攵 = 数

数 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 数 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 数, looks as follow:

数
Pinyin:shu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Count . To Count As . To Regard As . To Enumerate (Sb'S Shortcomings)
娄
Pinyin:lou2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Lou . One Of The 28 Lunar Mansions In Chinese Astronomy
米
Pinyin:mi3
Meaning[3]: Surname Mi
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
丷
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: 'Eight' Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 八[Ba1]
女
Pinyin:nv3
Meaning[3]: Female . Woman . Daughter
攵
Pinyin:pu1

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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