shǔ

HSK 2
common
verb

Meaning of

数 means to count; to tally up numbers; to rank top; be the most outstanding. Pronounced shǔ. HSK 2.

  • to count; to tally up numbers
  • to rank top; be the most outstanding
  • to accuse; to scold; to enumerate wrongdoings

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng
bāng
shǔ
xià
jīn
tiān
mài
le
duō
shǎo
jiàn
shāng
pǐn
 

Please help me count how many items we sold today.

Cóng
shǔ
dào
shí
 
yào
lòu
shǔ
rèn
 

Count from one to ten without missing any number.

ma
ràng
shǔ
xià
wǎn
yǒu
duō
shǎo
huā
shēng
 

Mom asked me to count how many peanuts are in the bowl.

Lǎo
shī
ràng
xué
shēng
men
shǔ
de
běn
shù
liàng
 

The teacher asked the students to count the number of their textbooks.

zhàn
zài
duì
liè
qián
shǔ
rén
shù
 
què
bǎo
méi
rén
quē
 

He stood in front of the formation to count the people and make sure no one was absent.