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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 为数.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 因为 (因為) | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 成为 (成為) | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 认为 (認為) | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 为了 (為了) | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 为什么 (為什麼) | wèi shén me | why?; for what reason? |
| 作为 (作為) | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed |
| 数据 (數據) | shù jù | data |
| 人数 (人數) | rén shù | number 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.