数

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See also: 數
数 U+6570, 数
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6570
← 敯
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 敱 →

Translingual

Stroke order
13 strokes
Japanese 数
Simplified 数
Traditional 數

Han character

数 (Kangxi radical 66, 攴+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 火女人大 (FVOK), four-corner 98440, composition ⿰娄攵)

Derived characters

Related characters

Further reading

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 474, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13319
  • Dae Jaweon: page 827, character 26
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1470, character 19
  • Unihan data for U+6570

Chinese

Glyph origin

Unorthodox variant of 數, attested since Ming dynasty. Simplified from 數 (婁 → 娄).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 数 – see 數 (“to count; to enumerate; to be reckoned as; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 數).
Notes:

References

Japanese

Shinjitai

数

Kyūjitai

數

Kanji

数

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 數)

Readings

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
数
かず
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
數 (kyūjitai)
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “From Old Japanese”

Pronunciation

Noun

数(かず) • (kazu) 

  1. number; amount
    人(ひと)の数(かず)
    hito no kazu
    number of people
    夜(よ)空(ぞら)の星(ほし)の数(かず)
    yozora no hoshi no kazu
    the number of stars in the night sky
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
数
すう
Grade: 2
kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
數 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 數 (MC srjuX|srjuH).

Pronunciation

Noun

数(すう) • (sū) 

  1. (mathematics) number
Derived terms
Derived terms

Prefix

数(すう) • (sū-) 

  1. several
    数(すう)百(ひゃく)人(にん)
    sūhyakunin
    several hundred people
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
数
しばしば
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
數 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 数 – see the following entry.
【しばしば】
(literary) often, frequently, repeatedly, again and again, every so often
Alternative spellings
屡, 屡々, 数々
(This term, 数, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō

Korean

Hanja

数 (eumhun 셀 수 (sel su))

  1. Alternative form of 數 (“Hanja form? of 수 (“number”).”)

References

  • Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005).

Vietnamese

Han character

数: Hán Việt readings: số
数: Nôm readings: số, sổ, sộ, sỗ, xọ

  1. Alternative form of 數

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Trần (2004).
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