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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.

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

识 shí
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes
数 shù
count, number, several
radical 66 ⽁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 识数.

WordPinyinMeaning
认识 (認識)rèn shito know; to recognize
知识 (知識)zhī shiknowledge; 门 (mén)
意识 (意識)yì shíconsciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到 (dào)) to be aware of; to realize
共识 (共識)gòng shícommon understanding; consensus
识别 (識別)shí biéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
知识分子 (知識份子)zhī shi fèn zǐvariant of 知识分子 (zhī shi fèn zǐ)
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
人数 (人數)rén shùnumber 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.

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