數
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shù · count, number, several

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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攵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 數

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Example sentences

Notice where 數 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de shù xué bù hǎo.我的數學不好。

I am not good at mathematics.

Source: Tatoeba #1019903 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài shù nián qián qù shì le.他在數年前去世了。

He died some years since.

Source: Tatoeba #364936 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cāi tā mén dà duō shù huí jiā le.我猜他們大多數回家了。

I guess most of them went home.

Source: Tatoeba #801929 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiàn zài chī ròu de cì shù bù rú yǐ qián duō le.我現在吃肉的次數不如以前多了。

I don't eat meat as much as I used to.

Source: Tatoeba #13549535 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yī shì zuì xiǎo de qí shù.一是最小的奇數。

One is the smallest odd number.

Source: Tatoeba #13238054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de shù xué hěn hǎo.他的數學很好。

He is very good at math.

Source: Tatoeba #3706726 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 數 in context

  1. Say shù, then recall the core meaning: count, number, several.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 數 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.