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数字 shùzì “numeral” in Chinese

Traditional 數字

What 数字 means

  1. numeral
  2. digit
  3. number
  4. figure
  5. amount
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • digital (electronics etc)

Measure word 个 gè · 一个数字 yí ge shùzì

How to say 数字

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale数shù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale字zì4th tone, falling

数字 in a sentence

  1. 那些数字是什么？

    Nàxiē shùzì shì shénme?

    What are those numbers?

    Sentence #4844975 from Tatoeba

  2. 四在日本是一个不幸的数字。

    Sì zài Rìběn shì yí ge búxìng de shùzì.

    Four is an unlucky number in Japan.

    Sentence #4761853 from Tatoeba

  3. 冠宇那份报表你帮我看一下，我觉得数字怪怪的。

    Guànyǔ nà fèn bàobiǎo nǐ bāng wǒ kàn yíxià, wǒ juéde shùzì guàiguài de.

    Can you look over Guanyu’s report for me? The numbers seem a bit off.

    Sentence #13523784 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 数字 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 数 (shù) with each of its parts in a different colour
数shùnumber; figure
  • 娄a constellation · LóuSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 娄 (Lóu) hints at the sound. Compare it with shù.

The character 字 (zì) with each of its parts in a different colour
字zìletter
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 子child · zǐ

Memory aidA child 子 under a roof 宀, learning to write: a written character.

How to write 数字

数 13 strokes · 字 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

数字 (shùzì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 数字 (shùzì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 数字

Words with 数

数学shùxué · mathematics数量shùliàng · amount数shù · number数据shùjù · data数码shùmǎ · digital无数wúshù · countless算数suànshù · to count (be valid)数额shù'é · amount

Words with 字

字zì · character名字míngzi · name汉字hànzì · Chinese character字典zìdiǎn · dictionary (of characters)文字wénzì · writing字母zìmǔ · letter (of the alphabet)字幕zìmù · caption赤字chìzì · deficit繁体字fántǐzì · traditional Chinese character简体字jiǎntǐzì · simplified Chinese characters

More words: Everyday Things

任务rènwu · mission日记rìjì · diary沙发shāfā · sofa数量shùliàng · amount速度sùdù · speed塑料袋sùliàodài · plastic bag条件tiáojiàn · condition文章wénzhāng · article

FAQs

数字 (shùzì) means “numeral” or “digit”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it shùzì: shù with a 4th tone, then zì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 数字 is written 數字. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one numeral is 一个数字 (yí ge shùzì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuzi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 数字 from the suggestions. Typing shuzi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
数字 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.