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
数字化
shùzìhuà
to digitize
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
化 huà
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle
Example phrases
- 医院正在把旧病历数字化，以便医生快速查询。 Yīyuàn zhèngzài bǎ jiù bìnglì shùzìhuà, yǐbiàn yīshēng kuàisù cháxún. The hospital is digitising old medical records so doctors can look them up quickly.
- 图书馆把老报纸数字化以后，查找方便多了。 Túshūguǎn bǎ lǎo bàozhǐ shùzìhuà yǐhòu, cházhǎo fāngbiàn duō le. After the library digitised its old newspapers, searching became much easier.
- 公司正在推进办公流程的数字化。 Gōngsī zhèngzài tuījìn bàngōng liúchéng de shùzìhuà. The company is moving forward with digitising its office processes.