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总数

zǒngshù

total number

A bowl of gathered beans
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Characters in this word

总 zǒng

Strokes
9
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
丷 horns 口 mouth 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

Example phrases

  • 总数是多少? Zǒngshù shì duōshao? What is the total number?
  • 总数是十人。 Zǒngshù shì shí rén. The total number is ten people.
  • 请报总数吧。 Qǐng bào zǒngshù ba. Please report the total number.

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