数 shǔ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 娄 a constellation 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
数字
shùzì
number; digit
Characters in this word
字 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- Made of
- 宀 roof 子 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 数字很大。 Shùzì hěn dà. The number is very big.
- 我写数字。 Wǒ xiě shùzì. I write numbers.
- 这个数字对。 Zhège shùzì duì. This number is correct.