數

See also: 数

數 U+6578, 數 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6578 ← 敷 [U+6577] CJK Unified Ideographs 敹 → [U+6579]

Translingual

Japanese	数
Simplified	数
Traditional	數

Han character

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

Derived characters

• 𡂡 擻 櫢 𣀟 𨯃 𩪵 𩽋 𩖅 藪 籔

References

• KangXi: 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

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Chinese

trad.		數
simp.		数

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (婁) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	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, 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 2 is an exopassive derivation of pronunciation 1 with suffix *-s, meaning "what is counted" (ibid.).

Pronunciation 3 is another derivation of pronunciation 1, perhaps with distributive suffix *-k (ibid.).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǔ (shu³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou²
• Min Bei (KCR): su̿
• Min Dong (BUC): só / sū
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): siàu / só͘ / sò͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siao³ / siou³

• Wu (Wiktionary): su (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˇ
    • Wade–Giles: shu3
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǔ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou²
    • Yale: sóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³⁵/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: su̿
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: só / sū
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou²¹³/, /su³³/

Note:

• só - vernacular;
• sū - literary, rare.

Min Nan

• (Hokkien)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu / só͘ / sò͘
  • Tâi-lô: siàu / sóo / sòo
  • Phofsit Daibuun: siaux, sor, sox
  • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔ⁵³/, /sɔ²¹/
  • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹/, /sɔ⁵⁵⁴/, /sɔ⁴¹/
  • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔ⁵³/, /sɔ²¹/
  • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ¹¹/, /sɔ⁵³/, /sɔ¹¹/
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔ⁴¹/, /sɔ²¹/

Note:

• siàu - vernacular (“to count”);
• só͘/sò͘ - literary (“to be reckoned as; to criticise”).

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: siao³ / siou³
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siàu / siòu
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau²¹³/, /siou²¹³/

Note:

• siao3 - Shantou;
• siou3 - Chaozhou.

Wu

• (Shanghainese)
  • Wiktionary: su (T2)
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sv̩ʷ³⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 數 (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 (Min Nan)	/sɔ⁵³/ /siau²¹/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/sou²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/su³³/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/siau²¹³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/tiau³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʃɨo^X/

Rime
Character	數
Reading #	1/3
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	所矩切
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

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-roʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*sroʔ/

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. *[t] 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

1. to count; to enumerate

   數銀仔 / 数银仔 [Cantonese]  ―  sou² ngan^4-2 zai² [Jyutping]  ―  to count coins

2. to be reckoned as

   數一數二 / 数一数二  ―  shǔyī shǔ'èr  ―  to be reckoned as first or second; to be one of the best

3. to criticize; to find fault; to blame

   數落 / 数落  ―  shǔluò  ―  to criticize, to scold

Compounds

• See 數/derived terms § Count (Chinese).

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shù, sù (shu⁴, su⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˋ, ㄙㄨˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): sou³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): su¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): su / sṳ
• Min Bei (KCR): su̿
• Min Dong (BUC): só
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): sò͘ / siàu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siao³ / siou³ / su³

• Wu (Wiktionary): su (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shù
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ
    • Wade–Giles: shu4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (數兒／数儿)⁺
    • Pinyin: shùr
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋㄦ
    • Wade–Giles: shurh4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shull
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shùr
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sù
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ
    • Wade–Giles: su4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹/

Note: sù - Taiwan, only used in 數珠.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou³
    • Yale: sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: su¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: su / sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: su / sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su⁴ / si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /su⁵⁵/, /sɨ⁵⁵/

Note:

• sṳ - “account; fate”.

Min Bei

• (Jian'ou)
  • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: su̿
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³³/

Min Dong

• (Fuzhou)
  • Bàng-uâ-cê: só
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou²¹³/

Min Nan

• (Hokkien)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘ / siàu
  • Tâi-lô: sòo / siàu
  • Phofsit Daibuun: sox, siaux
  • IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹/, /ɕiaʊ²¹/
  • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹/, /ɕiaʊ⁴¹/
  • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹/, /ɕiaʊ²¹/
  • IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹/, /ɕiaʊ¹¹/
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹/, /ɕiaʊ²¹/

Note:

• sò͘ - literary;
• siàu - vernacular (“account”).

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: siao³ / siou³ / su³
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siàu / siòu / sù
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau²¹³/, /siou²¹³/, /su²¹³/

Note:

• siao3/siou3 - noun (siou3 - Chaozhou);
• su3 - "several" and in 無數.

Wu

• (Shanghainese)
  • Wiktionary: su (T2)
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sv̩ʷ³⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 數 (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 (Min Nan)	/sɔ²¹/ /siau²¹/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/sou²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/su³³/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/siau²¹³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/to³⁵/ /tiau³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʃɨo^H/

Rime
Character	數
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	色句切
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

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-roʔ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*sros/

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. *[t] 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

1. number; figure; amount (Classifier: 個／个)

   人數 / 人数  ―  rénshù  ―  population

2. (mathematics) number

   整數 / 整数  ―  zhěngshù  ―  integer

3. (grammar) number

   單數 / 单数  ―  dānshù  ―  singular

4. several; few

   數百人 / 数百人  ―  shù bǎi rén  ―  several hundred people

5. ^† mathematics; reckoning (one of the Six Arts)
6. Short for 數學／数学 (shùxué, “mathematics”).

   中英數 / 中英数 [Cantonese]  ―  zung¹ jing¹ sou³ [Jyutping]  ―  Chinese, English and mathematics

7. ^† divination
8. ^† skill
9. ^† law; rule; regular pattern
10. ^† legal system
11. fate; destiny

    氣數 / 气数  ―  qìshù  ―  fate

12. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan) account

    數簿 / 数簿 [Cantonese]  ―  sou³ bou^6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  account book

13. (Cantonese) sum of money (Classifier: 筆／笔 c)
14. (Cantonese) mathematical problem (Classifier: 條／条 c)

Compounds

• See 數/derived terms § Number (Chinese).

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuò (shuo⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sok³
• Min Dong (BUC): sáuk
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): siàu / sok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sog⁴ / suag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛˋ
    • Wade–Giles: shuo4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuoh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuò
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂwɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sok³
    • Yale: sok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔːk̚³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sáuk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑuʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siàu / sok
    • Tâi-lô: siàu / sok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaux, sog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹/, /sɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ¹¹/, /sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ²¹/, /sɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sog⁴ / suag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sok / suak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sok̚²/, /suak̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʃˠʌk̚/

Rime
Character	數
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	覺 (10)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	所角切
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

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-rok/

  (Zhengzhang): /*sroːɡ/

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. *[t] 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

1. ^† frequently; repeatedly

   數見不鮮 / 数见不鲜  ―  shuòjiàn bùxiān  ―  a common occurrence

Compounds

Derived terms from 數

• 多言數窮／多言数穷
• 數四／数四
• 數念／数念 (siàu-liām) (Min Nan)

• 數數／数数 (shǔshù)
• 數見不鮮／数见不鲜 (shuòjiànbùxiān)

• 煩數／烦数
• 頻數／频数 (pínshuò)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (數):

• → Japanese: 数(すう) (sū)
• → Korean: 수 (數, su)
• → Vietnamese: số (數)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cù (cu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cuk¹
• Min Nan (POJ): chhiok

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cù
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨˋ
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻu4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cuk¹
    • Yale: chūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: cug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiok
    • Tâi-lô: tshiok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/

Definitions

數

1. ^† fine and closely woven

   數罟 / 数罟  ―  cùgǔ  ―  closely woven net

Compounds

Derived terms from 數

• 數罟／数罟 (cùgǔ)

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Japanese

Shinjitai	数
Kyūjitai	數

Kanji

數

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 数)

1. count
2. 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 (kazoeru, 數える)^{←かぞへる (kazoferu, historical)}; しばしば (shibashiba, 數); せめる (semeru, 數める); わずらわしい (wazurawashī, 數しい)^{←わずらはしい (wazurafasī, historical)}

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Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 數 (MC ʃɨo^X, ʃɨo^H).

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean 수訓 (Yale: swu) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576. “number; etc.” From Middle Chinese 數 (MC ʃɨoH). Recorded as Middle Korean 숭〮 (Yale: swú) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. “to count; to calculate” From Middle Chinese 數 (MC ʃɨoX). Recorded as Middle Korean 슝〯 (Yale: syǔ) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰu(ː)]
• Phonetic hangeul: [수(ː)]
  • Long vowel distinction only applies at the initial position. Most speakers no longer distinguish vowel length at any position.

Hanja

Wikisource

數 (eumhun 셀 수 (sel su))
數 (eumhun 셈 수 (sem su))

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

Compounds

• See 數/derived terms § Number (Korean).

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 數 (MC ʃˠʌk̚).

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean 솩〮 (Yale: swák) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [삭]

Hanja

數 (eumhun 자주 삭 (jaju sak))

1. (literary) Hanja form^? of 삭 (“often; frequently”).

Compounds

• See 數/derived terms § Often (Korean).

Etymology 3

From Middle Chinese 數.

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean 쵹〮 (Yale: chyók) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [촉]

Hanja

數 (eumhun 촘촘할 촉 (chomchomhal chok))

1. (literary) Hanja form^? of 촉 (“dense; thick”).

Compounds

Compounds

• 촉고 (數罟, chokgo, “closely woven net”)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

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Vietnamese

Han character

數: Hán Nôm readings: số, sộ, sỗ, sổ, xọ, sác

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