数码
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
数码 (shùmǎ) · digital
数码 (shùmǎ) means “digital; numeral”. It is written with 2 characters: 数 (to count) + 码 (number). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 数码 is built
The characters
数 shǔ · to count
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)
码 mǎ · number
What 码 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 马mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 马 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他买了一个数码相机。Tā mǎi le yī gè shùmǎ xiàngjī.He bought a digital camera.
这家店卖数码产品吗？Zhè jiā diàn mài shùmǎ chǎnpǐn ma?Does this shop sell digital products?
Questions about 数码
What does 数码 mean?
数码 (shùmǎ) means “digital; numeral”.
How do you pronounce 数码?
数码 is pronounced shùmǎ.
Which HSK level is 数码?
数码 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 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
- 无数wúshùcountless
- 数学shùxuémathematics
Learn 数码 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.