Chinese symbol for “count”
数
shǔ
Traditional: 數
to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list
The closest CC-CEDICT match for count is 数 (shǔ), defined as: to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “count”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 计数 (計數) | jì shù | to count; reckoning |
| 数数 (數數) | shǔ shù | to count; to reckon |
| 算 | suàn | to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in |
| 统计 (統計) | tǒng jì | statistics; to count |
| 数点 (數點) | shǔ diǎn | to count; to itemize |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 数.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 数据 (數據) | shù jù | data |
| 人数 (人數) | rén shù | number of people |
| 数字 (數字) | shù zì | numeral; digit |
| 数量 (數量) | shù liàng | amount; quantity; quantitative |
| 多数 (多數) | duō shù | majority; most |
| 少数 (少數) | shǎo shù | small number; few |
See also: Japanese symbol for “count”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.