■ radical

shù

count

How it’s built

Simplified form of 數. Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 婁 represents the sound.

攵

meaning

hit; tap — 攵 is a component form of 攴.

娄

sound

Lou (surname) — The pronunciation of 數 was similar to 婁 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.

Appears in

Characters that use 数 as a component, most common first.

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