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
数一数二
shǔyīshǔ'èr
among the very best; second to none
Characters in this word
一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这位医生的医术在全国数一数二，很多病人专程来找他看病。 Zhè wèi yīshēng de yīshù zài quánguó shǔyīshǔ'èr, hěn duō bìngrén zhuānchéng lái zhǎo tā kàn bìng. This doctor's medical skill is among the very best in the country; many patients travel especially to see him.
- 他的厨艺在全市数一数二。 Tā de chúyì zài quánshì shǔyīshǔ'èr. His cooking is among the very best in the city.
- 我们班的数学成绩在全年级数一数二。 Wǒmen bān de shùxué chéngjì zài quán niánjí shǔyīshǔ'èr. Our class's math results are among the very best in the whole grade.