數 (sou3 sou2 sok3 | shu4 shu3 shuo4) : number; figure; several; count

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數

sou3 sou2 sok3

shu4 shu3 shuo4

[粵] sou3 | [國] shu4
[1] [n] number; figure; digit
[2] [adj] several; a few; some
[3] [n] fate; destiny; rule of nature

[粵] sou2 | [國] shu3
[1] [v] count; enumerate; list
[2] [v] be reckoned/counted as
[3] [v] scold; rebuke

[粵] sok3 | [國] shuo4
[adv] [literary] frequently; repeatedly

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 1

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

數 / 数

This word has been viewed 22557 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Sep 2013 05:11

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人數 jan4 sou3 ren2 shu4 = number of people

數學 sou3 hok6 shu4 xue2 = mathematics

號數 hou6 sou3 = number

歲數 seoi3 sou3 sui4 shu5 = age

數碼 sou3 maa5 shu4 ma3 = digital

計數 gai3 sou3 ji4 shu4 = to calculate; [slang] to get even with someone 粵

少數 siu2 sou3 shao3 shu4 = a minority ; a small number, a few

數字 sou3 zi6 shu4 zi4 = number; digit; digital

數目 sou3 muk6 shu4 mu4 = amount; number

半數 bun3 sou3 ban4 shu4 = half the number; half
See all 296 compounds (CantoDict reports 316 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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上次單嘢我都未同你計數呀！粵
I still haven't gotten even with you!
[for that thing you did before]

逼到佢使出渾身解數粵
Forced him to pit all his skills

佢哋開緊會﹐好快就會決定數千員工嘅命運。粵
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees.
[The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]

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