数
数 (shǔ) means “to count”. It is made of 娄 + 攵 and has 13 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 数 into its parts
What 数 is made of
- 娄 lóu — a constellation
- 米 mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 木 mù — tree
- 女 nǚ — woman
- 米 mǐ — uncooked rice
- 攵 pū — to rap
- 乂 yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂 yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 娄 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
数 stroke order
Example sentences
请数一数有多少人。Qǐng shǔ yī shǔ yǒu duōshǎo rén.Please count how many people there are.
孩子会数到一百了。Háizi huì shǔ dào yībǎi le.The child can count to one hundred now.
Words with 数
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 多数duōshùmajority
- 分数fēnshùscore
- 人数rénshùnumber of people
- 少数shǎoshùfew
- 数字shùzìnumber
- 数量shùliàngquantity
- 数据shùjùdata
- 数码shùmǎdigital
- 无数wúshùcountless
- 数学shùxuémathematics
- 数额shù'éamount
- 算数suànshùto count
Also built with 娄
Quick facts
| Pinyin | shǔ |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to count |
| Strokes | 13 |
| Radical | 攴 (tap, #66) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 5 |
Questions about 数
What does 数 mean?
数 (shǔ) means “to count”.
How many strokes does 数 have?
数 has 13 strokes.
What is the radical of 数?
The radical of 数 is 攴 (pū, “tap”), Kangxi radical number 66.
What parts make up 数?
数 is made of 娄 (a constellation) and 攵 (to rap).
Which HSK level is 数?
数 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Learn 数 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.