数

shùshǔ

number; figure; several; a few

How to write 数, stroke by stroke

Pictophonetic: semantic 攵 (script), phonetic 娄

Made of 娄 + 攵

数字shù zìnumeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)
大多数dà duō shù(great) majority
数据shù jùdata
数量shù liàngamount; quantity (个); quantitative; (math.) scalar quantity
数学shù xuémathematics
无数wú shùcountless; numberless; innumerable
人数rén shùnumber of people
多数duō shùmajority; most
数目shù mùamount; number
倒数dào shǔto count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats)
倒数dào shùinverse number; reciprocal (math.)
少数shǎo shùsmall number; few; minority

大多数男生喜欢电脑游戏。
dà duō shù nán shēng xǐ huan diàn nǎo yóu xì 。
Most boys like computer games.
自由的本质就是数学。
zì yóu de běn zhì jiù shì shù xué 。
The essence of liberty is mathematics.
出国的人数一直在增加。
chū guó de rén shù yì zhí zài zēng jiā 。
The number of people who go abroad has been increasing.
法案以10票微弱多数通过。
fǎ àn yǐ 1 0 piào wēi ruò duō shù tōng guò 。
The bill passed by a small majority of 10 votes.
无数星星在天上闪烁。
wú shù xīng xīng zài tiān shàng shǎn shuò 。
Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.