指數

See also: 指数

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (指數)		指	數
simp. (指数)		指	数

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² sou³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chí-sò͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi² siao³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhshù
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-shu⁴
    • Yale: jř-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyshuh
    • Palladius: чжишу (čžišu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² sou³
    • Yale: jí sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ sou̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-sò͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-sòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cysox
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi² siao³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí siàu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ siau²¹³/

Noun

指數

1. (statistics, economics) index

   基準指數／基准指数  ―  jīzhǔn zhǐshù  ―  benchmark index

   恆生指數／恒生指数  ―  Héng Shēng zhǐshù  ―  Hang Seng Index

   美元指數／美元指数  ―  měiyuán zhǐshù  ―  U.S. Dollar Index

2. (mathematics) exponent

Derived terms

• 升糖指數／升糖指数 (shēngtáng zhǐshù)
• 指數函數／指数函数 (zhǐshù hánshù)
• 消費價格指數／消费价格指数 (xiāofèi jiàgé zhǐshù)
• 股價指數／股价指数 (gǔjià zhǐshù)
• 血糖生成指數／血糖生成指数 (xuètáng shēngchéng zhǐshù)
• 防曬指數／防晒指数 (fángshài zhǐshù)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	數
し Grade: 3	すう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

指(し)數(すう) • (shisū) 

1. (economics) index - a single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
2. (mathematics) exponent, power - a product of equal factors. Notation and usage: xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or "x to the nth power", denotes x × x × ... × x, in which x appears n times, where n is called the exponent; the definition is extended to non-integer and complex exponents.