CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shu4
- English meanings
- det.: several
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 娄; right 攵.
Meaning & sound clues
攵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “script”.
娄 is identified as the sound component (lóu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 数.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
book
uncle
villa
be
forgive; pardon
express; pour out
number; count
summer heat
dawn
book; write
skill; art; method
bunch
pivot; hub
wood
a comb
different; special
virtuous
ripe
sparse; dredge; neglect
vertical
office; sign; arrange
comfortable; stretch
vegetables
potato; yam
to redeem
lose
narrate; state
rat
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 人数
- 倒数
- 分数
- 半数
- 多数
- 大多数
- 大数据
- 少数
- 岁数
- 总数
- 招数
- 指数
- 数字
- 数据
- 数据库
- 数目
- 数码
- 数量
- 数额
- 整数
- 无数
- 未知数
- 极少数
- 次数
- 绝大多数