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Translingual
Han character
數 (Kangxi radical 66, 攴 +11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中女人大 (LVOK ), four-corner 58440 , composition ⿰婁 攵 )
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
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
樓
*ɡ·roː
摟
*roː, *ro
耬
*roː
僂
*ɡ·roː, *ɡ·roːs, *ɡ·roʔ
婁
*ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro
螻
*roː
髏
*roː
蔞
*roː, *ro, *roʔ
鞻
*roː
艛
*ɡ·roː
膢
*roː, *ro
廔
*roː
嘍
*roː, *roːʔ
瞜
*roː, *ro
簍
*roː, *roːʔ, *roʔ
慺
*roː, *ro, *roʔ
鷜
*roː, *ro
褸
*roː, *roʔ
遱
*roː
謱
*roː, *roːʔ, *roʔ
嶁
*roːʔ, *roʔ
甊
*roːʔ
塿
*roːʔ
漊
*roːʔ, *roʔ
鏤
*roːs, *ro
瘻
*roːs, *ro
擻
*sloːʔ
藪
*sloːʔ
籔
*sloːʔ, *sroʔ
氀
*ro
縷
*roʔ
屢
*ros
數
*sroʔ, *sros, *sroːɡ
屨
*klos
窶
*ɡloʔ
貗
*ɡloʔ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *sroʔ, *sros, *sroːɡ ) : phonetic 婁 ( OC *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro) + semantic 攴 .
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.
Southern Min
(Hokkien )
Pe̍h-ōe-jī : siàu / só͘ / sò͘
Tâi-lô : siàu / sóo / sòo
Phofsit Daibuun : siaux, sor, sox
IPA (Xiamen ) : /siau²¹/ , /sɔ⁵³/ , /sɔ²¹/
IPA (Quanzhou ) : /siau⁴¹/ , /sɔ⁵⁵⁴/ , /sɔ⁴¹/
IPA (Zhangzhou ) : /siau²¹/ , /sɔ⁵³/ , /sɔ²¹/
IPA (Taipei ) : /siau¹¹/ , /sɔ⁵³/ , /sɔ¹¹/
IPA (Kaohsiung ) : /siau²¹/ , /sɔ⁴¹/ , /sɔ²¹/
Note :
siàu - vernacular (“to count”);
só͘/sò͘ - literary (“to be reckoned as; to criticise”).
Note :
siao3 - Shantou;
siou3 - Chaozhou.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
數
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
數
Reading #
1/3
No.
8506
Phonetic component
婁
Rime group
侯
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
數
Old Chinese
/*sroʔ/
Definitions
數
to count ; to enumerate
數 銀仔 / 数 银仔 [Cantonese ] ― sou2 ngan4-2 zai2 ― to count coins
to be reckoned as
數 一數 二/ 数 一数 二 ― shǔ yī shǔ 'èr ― to be reckoned as first or second; to be one of the best
to criticize ; to find fault ; to blame
數 落/ 数 落 ― shǔ luò ― to criticize, to scold
子 游 曰 :「事 君 數 ,斯 辱 矣 ,朋友 數 ,斯 疏 矣 。」 [MSC , trad. ] 子 游 曰 :「事 君 数 ,斯 辱 矣 ,朋友 数 ,斯 疏 矣 。」 [MSC , simp. ] From: Li Ren 26, The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCEZǐ Yóu yuē, "Shì jūn shǔ , sī rǔ yǐ, péngyǒu shǔ , sī shū yǐ." Zi You said, "Serving a prince and criticizing him, this brings disgrace; Having a friend and criticizing him, this brings alienation."
爲 兒 時 母 夫人 日 加 嚴訓 ,不 妄 交遊 。一日 偶 宿 女 隷 家 ,其 母 面 數 之 曰 :「我 已 老 ,日夜 望 汝 成長 ,立 功名 爲 君親 榮 ,今 乃 爾 與 屠沽 小兒 遊戱 媱 ,房 酒肆 耶 ?」 [Korean Literary Sinitic , trad. ] From: 《破閑集》 , 1260Wi a si mo bu'in il ga eomhun, bul mang gyoyu. Iril u suk nyeo rye ga, gi mo myeon su ji wal: "A yi ro, irya mang yeo seongjang, ip gongmyeong wi gunchin yeong, geum nae i yeo dogo so'a yuhui yo, bang dosa ya?" [Sino-Korean ] When he was young, his mother raised him more sternly with every passing day, so he did not befriend anyone recklessly. one day, he happened to stay the night in the house of a serf-girl. His mother faced him and scolded him: "I am old already. Day and night, I look forward to you becoming a man, making a name for yourself, and bringing glory to your lord and kin. And now, you are playing for pleasure with a girl from the riffraff, and having sex in the taverns!"
Synonyms
( Malaysia, Singapore ) 算 (suàn )
Compounds
Etymology 2
Exopassive derivation of Etymology 1 with suffix *-s , meaning "what is counted" (Schuessler, 2007 ).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : shù , sù (shu4 , su4 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄕㄨˋ, ㄙㄨˋ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : su4
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : sou3
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : sou3
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : su1
Gan (Wiktionary ) : su4
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : su / sṳ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : si4 / su4
Jin (Wiktionary ) : su3
Northern Min (KCR ) : su̿
Eastern Min (BUC ) : só
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : sò͘ / siàu
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : siao3 / siou3 / su3
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : su3
Wu (Northern , Wugniu ) : 5 su / 5 sou
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : sou4
Note : sù - Taiwan, only used in
數珠 .
Note :
sò͘ - literary;
siàu - vernacular (“account”).
Note :
siao3/siou3 - noun (siou3 - Chaozhou);
su3 - "several" and in 無數 .
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
數
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
數
Reading #
2/3
No.
8508
Phonetic component
婁
Rime group
侯
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
捒
Old Chinese
/*sros/
Definitions
數
number ; figure ; amount (Classifier : 個 / 个 ; 粒 c )
人數 / 人数 ― rénshù ― population
( mathematics ) number
整數 / 整数 ― zhěngshù ― integer
( grammar ) number
單數 / 单数 ― dānshù ― singular
several ; few
數 百 人 / 数 百 人 ― shù bǎi rén ― several hundred people
† mathematics ; reckoning ( one of the Six Arts )
Short for 數學 / 数学 (shùxué , “mathematics ”).
中 英 數 / 中 英 数 [Cantonese ] ― zung1 jing1 sou3 ― Chinese, English and mathematics
† divination
† skill
† law ; rule ; regular pattern
† legal system
fate ; destiny
氣數 / 气数 ― qìshù ― fate
( Cantonese , Hakka , Southern Min ) account (Classifier : 條 / 条 c ; 盤 / 盘 c )
數 簿/ 数 簿 [Cantonese ] ― sou3 bou6-2 ― account book
公數 / 公数 [Cantonese ] ― gung1 sou3 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
( Cantonese ) debt (Classifier : 筆 / 笔 c ; 條 / 条 c )
卡數 / 卡数 [Cantonese ] ― kaat1 sou3 ― credit card debt
( Cantonese ) sum of money (Classifier : 筆 / 笔 c ; 嚿 c )
( Cantonese ) mathematical problem (Classifier : 條 / 条 c )
Compounds
Etymology 3
Derivation of Etymology 1, perhaps with distributive suffix *-k (Schuessler, 2007 ).
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
數
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
數
Reading #
3/3
No.
8512
Phonetic component
婁
Rime group
屋
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
朔
Old Chinese
/*sroːɡ/
Definitions
數
† frequently ; repeatedly
數 見不鮮/ 数 见不鲜 ― shuò jiàn bùxiān ― a common occurrence
Compounds
Descendants
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
數
† fine and closely woven
數 罟/ 数 罟 ― cù gǔ ― closely woven net
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
數
(Hyōgai kanji , kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 数 )
count
number
Readings
Go-on : さく ( saku ) 、しゅ ( shu ) ←しゆ ( syu , historical ) 、そく ( soku )
Kan-on : さく ( saku ) 、しょく ( shoku ) ←しよく ( syoku , historical ) 、す ( su )
Kan’yō-on : すう ( sū )
Kun : かず ( kazu , 數 ) 、かぞえる ( kazo eru , 數える ) ←かぞへる ( kazo feru , 數へる , historical ) 、しばしば ( shibashiba , 數 ) 、せめる ( se meru , 數める ) 、わずらわしい ( wazurawa shī , 數しい ) ←わずらはしい ( wazurafa sii , 數しい , historical )
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 數 (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
Wikisource
數 (eumhun 셀 수 ( sel su ) )
數 (eumhun 셈 수 ( sem su ) )
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ number ; fixed quantity ; figure ” ) .
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ to count ; to calculate ” ) .
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ a little ; a bit ; a few ; several ” ) .
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ manners ” ) .
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ grade ” ) .
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ obligation ; duty ” ) .
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ fate ; destiny ” ) .
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ skill ; technique ” ) .
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ trick ; scheme ” ) .
Hanja form? of 수 ( “ means ; method ” ) .
Compounds
Compounds
수치 (數値 , suchi )
액수 (額數 , aeksu )
다수 (多數 , dasu )
지수 (指數 , jisu )
점수 (點數 , jeomsu )
변수 (變數 , byeonsu )
숫자 (數字 , sutja )
수학 (數學 , suhak )
산수 (算數 , sansu )
소수 (小數 , sosu )
운수 (運數 , unsu )
수량 (數量 , suryang )
복수 (複數 , boksu )
소수 (少數 , sosu )
수효 (數爻 , suhyo )
횟수 (回數 , hoetsu )
분수 (分數 , bunsu )
수십 (數十 , susip )
상수 (常數 , sangsu )
도수 (度數 , dosu )
개수 (個數 , gaesu )
무수 (無數 , musu )
계수 (係數 , gyesu )
우수 (偶數 , usu )
수리 (數理 , suri )
기수 (奇數 , gisu )
함수 (函數 , hamsu )
정수 (定數 , jeongsu )
급수 (級數 , geupsu )
배수 (倍數 , baesu )
전수 (全數 , jeonsu )
실수 (實數 , silsu )
재수 (財數 , jaesu )
단수 (單數 , dansu )
대수 (大數 , daesu )
소수 (素數 , sosu )
수적 (數的 , sujeok )
대수 (代數 , daesu )
반수 (半數 , bansu )
자수 (字數 , jasu )
차수 (次數 , chasu )
총수 (總數 , chongsu )
보수 (步數 , bosu )
인수 (因數 , insu )
정수 (正數 , jeongsu )
파수 (波數 , pasu )
허수 (虛數 , heosu )
모수 (某數 , mosu )
수각 (數刻 , sugak )
수세 (數世 , suse )
수열 (數列 , suyeol )
대수 (對數 , daesu )
불가승수 (不可勝數 , bulgaseungsu )
역력가수 (歷歷可數 , yeongnyeokgasu )
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 數 (MC sraewk ).
Pronunciation
Hanja
數 (eumhun 자주 삭 ( jaju sak ) )
( literary ) hanja form? of 삭 ( “ often ; frequently ” )
Compounds
Compounds
빈삭 (頻數 , binsak )
삭삭 (數數 , saksak )
삭궁 (數窮 , sakgung , “often in trouble ”)
삭백 (數白 , sakbaek , “often said ”)
삭요 (數搖 , sagyo )
삭조 (數調 , sakjo )
삭대엽 (數大葉 , sakdaeyeop )
삭환입 (數還入 , sakhwanip )
삭뇨증 (數尿症 , sangnyojeung )
Etymology 3
From Middle Chinese 數 .
Pronunciation
Hanja
數 (eumhun 촘촘할 촉 ( chomchomhal chok ) )
( literary ) hanja form? of 촉 ( “ 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
數 : Hán Việt readings: sác , số , sổ , xúc
數 : Nôm readings: số , sổ , sỗ , sộ , xọ
chữ Hán form of số ( “ number ” ) .