数字

shù

Traditional: 數字

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Translation

number, numeral, figure, digit

Word origin

A compound of 数 (shù, number, to count) and 字 (zì, character, written symbol), meaning a written numeral.

Origin
compound
Root
数 (shù, number) + 字 (zì, character)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 数

Stroke order for 字

Examples

This number is too big.

Please write the figures clearly.

The children are learning numbers.

These figures show the problem is serious.

I cannot remember so many numbers.

数字 (shù zì) means a number, numeral or digit, especially in written or statistical form. It is distinct from 号码 (hào mǎ), which refers to a number used as a label such as a phone number.

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This word is part of lesson 39.