Chinese symbol for “numeracy”
识数
shí shù
Traditional: 識數
to know how to count and do sums; numerate; numeracy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for numeracy is 识数 (shí shù), defined as: to know how to count and do sums; numerate; numeracy.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 识数.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 知识 (知識) | zhī shi | knowledge; 门 (mén) |
| 意识 (意識) | yì shí | consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到 (dào)) to be aware of; to realize |
| 共识 (共識) | gòng shí | common understanding; consensus |
| 识别 (識別) | shí bié | to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize |
| 知识分子 (知識份子) | zhī shi fèn zǐ | variant of 知识分子 (zhī shi fèn zǐ) |
| 数据 (數據) | shù jù | data |
| 人数 (人數) | rén shù | number of people |
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.