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Chinese symbol for “numbering”

为数
wéi shù
Traditional: 為數
(used before 不少 (bù shǎo) or 不多 (bù duō)) in terms of quantity; (before a number) numbering; amounting to

The closest CC-CEDICT match for numbering is 为数 (wéi shù), defined as: (used before 不少 (bù shǎo) or 不多 (bù duō)) in terms of quantity; (before a number) numbering; amounting to.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

为 wéi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
radical 3 ⼂ · 4 strokes
数 shù
count, number, several
radical 66 ⽁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 为数.

WordPinyinMeaning
因为 (因為)yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
认为 (認為)rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
为了 (為了)wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
为什么 (為什麼)wèi shén mewhy?; for what reason?
作为 (作為)zuò wéione's conduct; deed
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
人数 (人數)rén shùnumber of people

See also: Japanese symbol for “numbering”.

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.

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