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U+6578, 數
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6578

CJK Unified Ideographs
U+F969, 數
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F969

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

Translingual

Japanese
Simplified
Traditional

Han character

(Kangxi radical 66, +11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中女人大 (LVOK), four-corner 58440, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 475, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13363
  • Dae Jaweon: page 829, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1474, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+6578

Chinese

trad.
simp.
2nd round simp. 𮲓

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *sroʔ, *sros, *sroːɡ) : phonetic (OC *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro) + semantic .

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-tsjəj (to count); cognate to Tibetan རྩི (rtsi, to count; to calculate), Burmese ရေ (re, to count), Jingpho hti, Ersu htɛ⁵⁵ (STEDT).

Schuessler (2007) connects this word with Austroasiatic; compare Mon ရိုဟ် (rɜ̀h), from Middle Mon ruih (to count), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rʔis (to count).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • só - vernacular;
  • sū - literary, rare.
Note:
  • siàu - vernacular (“to count”);
  • só͘/sò͘ - literary (“to be reckoned as; to criticise”).
Note:
  • siao3 - Shantou;
  • siou3 - Chaozhou.

  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 數 (錢)
Mandarin Beijing /ʂu²¹⁴/
Harbin /ʂu²¹³/
Tianjin /su¹³/
Jinan /ʂu⁵⁵/
Qingdao /ʂu⁵⁵/
Zhengzhou /ʂuo⁵³/
Xi'an /fu⁵³/
Xining /fv̩⁵³/
Yinchuan /su⁵³/
Lanzhou /fu⁴⁴²/
Ürümqi /ʂu²¹³/
/fu²¹³/
Wuhan /səu⁴²/
Chengdu /su⁵³/
Guiyang /su⁴²/
Kunming /su⁵³/
Nanjing /su²¹²/
Hefei /sʊ²⁴/
Jin Taiyuan /su⁵³/
Pingyao /sz̩ʷ⁵³/
Hohhot /su⁵³/
Wu Shanghai /su³⁵/
Suzhou /səu⁵¹/
Hangzhou /su⁵³/
Wenzhou /sz̩³⁵/
Hui Shexian /su³⁵/
Tunxi /səu³¹/
Xiang Changsha /səu⁴¹/
Xiangtan /səɯ⁴²/
Gan Nanchang /su²¹³/
Hakka Meixian /su³¹/
Taoyuan
Cantonese Guangzhou /sou³⁵/
Nanning /su³⁵/
Hong Kong /sou³⁵/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /sɔ⁵³/
/siau²¹/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /sou²¹²/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /su³³/
Shantou (Teochew) /siau²¹³/
Haikou (Hainanese) /tiau³⁵/

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3
Initial () (21)
Final () (24)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter srjuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʃɨoX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʃioX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʃioX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʂuə̆X/
Li
Rong
/ʃioX/
Wang
Li
/ʃĭuX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʂi̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shǔ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
so2
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
shǔ
Middle
Chinese
‹ srjuX ›
Old
Chinese
/*s-roʔ/
English count (v.)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/3
No. 8506
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*sroʔ/

Definitions

  1. to count; to enumerate
    銀仔银仔 [Cantonese]  ―  sou2 ngan4-2 zai2   ―  to count coins
  2. to be reckoned as
      ―  shǔshǔ'èr  ―  to be reckoned as first or second; to be one of the best
  3. to criticize; to find fault; to blame
      ―  shǔluò  ―  to criticize, to scold

Synonyms

  • (Malaysia, Singapore) (suàn)

Compounds

Etymology 2

Exopassive derivation of Etymology 1 with suffix *-s, meaning "what is counted" (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation


Note: sù - Taiwan, only used in 數珠.
Note:
  • sṳ - “account; fate”.
Note:
  • sò͘ - literary;
  • siàu - vernacular (“account”).
Note:
  • siao3/siou3 - noun (siou3 - Chaozhou);
  • su3 - "several" and in 無數.

  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 數 (量)
Mandarin Beijing /ʂu⁵¹/
Harbin /ʂu⁵³/
Tianjin /su⁵³/
Jinan /ʂu²¹/
Qingdao /ʂu⁴²/
Zhengzhou /ʂuo³¹²/
Xi'an /fu⁴⁴/
Xining /fv̩²¹³/
Yinchuan /su¹³/
Lanzhou /fu¹³/
Ürümqi /ʂu²¹³/
/fu²¹³/
Wuhan /səu³⁵/
Chengdu /su¹³/
Guiyang /su²¹³/
Kunming /su²¹²/
Nanjing /su⁴⁴/
Hefei /sʊ⁵³/
Jin Taiyuan /su⁴⁵/
Pingyao /sz̩ʷ³⁵/
Hohhot /su⁵⁵/
Wu Shanghai /su³⁵/
Suzhou /səu⁵¹³/
Hangzhou /su⁴⁴⁵/
Wenzhou /sɤu⁴²/
Hui Shexian /su³²⁴/
Tunxi /səu⁴²/
Xiang Changsha /səu⁵⁵/
Xiangtan /səɯ⁵⁵/
Gan Nanchang /su⁴⁵/
Hakka Meixian /su⁵³/
Taoyuan /su⁵⁵/
Cantonese Guangzhou /sou³³/
Nanning /su³³/
Hong Kong /sou³³/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /sɔ²¹/
/siau²¹/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /sou²¹²/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /su³³/
Shantou (Teochew) /siau²¹³/
Haikou (Hainanese) /to³⁵/
/tiau³⁵/

Rime
Character
Reading # 2/3
Initial () (21)
Final () (24)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter srjuH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʃɨoH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʃioH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʃioH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʂuə̆H/
Li
Rong
/ʃioH/
Wang
Li
/ʃĭuH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʂi̯uH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shù
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
so3
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 2/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
shù
Middle
Chinese
‹ srjuH ›
Old
Chinese
/*s-roʔ-s/
English number (n.)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/3
No. 8508
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*sros/

Definitions

  1. number; figure; amount (Classifier: ;  c)
      ―  rénshù  ―  population
  2. (mathematics) number
      ―  zhěngshù  ―  integer
  3. (grammar) number
      ―  dānshù  ―  singular
  4. several; few
      ―  shù bǎi rén  ―  several hundred people
  5. mathematics; reckoning (one of the Six Arts)
  6. Short for 數學数学 (shùxué, “mathematics”).
    [Cantonese]  ―  zung1 jing1 sou3   ―  Chinese, English and mathematics
  7. divination
  8. skill
  9. law; rule; regular pattern
  10. legal system
  11. fate; destiny
      ―  shù  ―  fate
  12. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) account (Classifier: c;  c)
    簿簿 [Cantonese]  ―  sou3 bou6-2   ―  account book
    [Cantonese]  ―  gung1 sou3   ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  13. (Cantonese) debt (Classifier: c;  c)
    [Cantonese]  ―  kaat1 sou3   ―  credit card debt
  14. (Cantonese) sum of money (Classifier: c;  c)
  15. (Cantonese) mathematical problem (Classifier: c)

Compounds

Etymology 3

Derivation of Etymology 1, perhaps with distributive suffix *-k (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 3/3
Initial () (21)
Final () (10)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter sraewk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʃˠʌk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʃᵚɔk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʃɔk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʂaɨwk̚/
Li
Rong
/ʃɔk̚/
Wang
Li
/ʃɔk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʂɔk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shuo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sok3
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 3/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
shuò
Middle
Chinese
‹ sræwk ›
Old
Chinese
/*s-rok/
English frequently

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 3/3
No. 8512
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*sroːɡ/

Definitions

  1. frequently; repeatedly
    見不鮮见不鲜  ―  shuòjiàn bùxiān  ―  a common occurrence

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic ():
  • Japanese: (すう) ()
  • Korean: 수(數) (su)
  • Vietnamese: số ()

Etymology 4

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. fine and closely woven
      ―    ―  closely woven net

Compounds

Japanese

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanjikyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

  1. count
  2. number

Readings

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese (MC srjuX|srjuH).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

(eumhun (sel su))
(eumhun (sem su))

  1. Hanja form? of (number; fixed quantity; figure).
  2. Hanja form? of (to count; to calculate).
  3. Hanja form? of (a little; a bit; a few; several).
  4. Hanja form? of (manners).
  5. Hanja form? of (grade).
  6. Hanja form? of (obligation; duty).
  7. Hanja form? of (fate; destiny).
  8. Hanja form? of (skill; technique).
  9. Hanja form? of (trick; scheme).
  10. Hanja form? of (means; method).

Compounds

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese (MC sraewk).

Pronunciation

Hanja

(eumhun 자주 (jaju sak))

  1. (literary) hanja form? of (often; frequently)

Compounds

Etymology 3

From Middle Chinese .

Pronunciation

Hanja

(eumhun 촘촘할 (chomchomhal chok))

  1. (literary) hanja form? of (dense; thick)

Compounds

References

  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Việt readings: sác, số, sổ, xúc
: Nôm readings: số, sổ, sỗ, sộ, xọ

  1. chữ Hán form of số (number).