Spot 数
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
数 component
shù · count, number, several
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 数
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue数Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 数.
擞=
扌
薮=
艹
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 数 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
抖擞dǒu sǒu
to rouse
抖擞精神dǒu sǒu jīng shénto gather one's spirits
擞sǒuto tremble, to shake, to quake, to flutter
林薮lín sǒuwoods and marshes
棕薮鸲zōng sǒu qú榛薮zhēn sǒudense wood
渊薮yuān sǒu灰头薮鹛huī tóu sǒu méi灰胸薮鹛huī xiōng sǒu méi盗薮dào sǒubandits' den
精神抖擞jīng shén dǒu sǒuspirit trembling with excitement
红翅薮鹛hóng chì sǒu méi