Chinese Character: 数 (Shǔ, Shù, Shuò - Count, Number, Repeatedly)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 攵 (radical: 攵)
笔画数: 13 (13 strokes)
结构分解: 形声字，从攴，娄声。本义为计算、查点。(A pictophonetic character, with "攴" as the semantic part and "娄" as the phonetic part. Originally means to calculate or count.)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Shǔ（第三声，意为计算、责备）, Shù（第四声，意为数目、数学）, Shuò（第四声，意为屡次）(Shǔ (third tone, means to count, scold), Shù (fourth tone, means number, mathematics), Shuò (fourth tone, means repeatedly))
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“数”有多种读音和含义：
1. Shǔ，动词，计算、查点（如数星星）；责备、列举过错（数落）。
2. Shù，名词，数目、数量；数学；命运、天命。
3. Shuò，副词，屡次、频繁（数见不鲜）。(“数” has multiple pronunciations and meanings:
1. Shǔ, as a verb, means to count (e.g., 数星星 - count the stars); to scold or enumerate faults (e.g., 数落 - scold).
2. Shù, as a noun, means number, quantity; mathematics; fate.
3. Shuò, as an adverb, means repeatedly (e.g., 数见不鲜 - occur frequently).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 数学 (shù xué) - mathematics
- 数字 (shù zì) - number; digit
- 数数 (shǔ shǔ) - count numbers
- 数目 (shù mù) - amount; number
- 数落 (shǔ luo) - scold; rebuke
- 数见不鲜 (shuò jiàn bù xiān) - occur frequently; be nothing new
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
作动词时，可带宾语（如数苹果）；作名词时，可受数量词、形容词修饰（如一个很大的数目）；作副词时，修饰动词（如数见不鲜）。(As a verb, it can take an object (e.g., 数苹果 - count apples); as a noun, it can be modified by numeral-classifier phrases or adjectives (e.g., 一个很大的数目 - a very large number); as an adverb, it modifies verbs (e.g., 数见不鲜 - occur frequently).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
在中国文化中，数字有着丰富的象征意义。例如，“八”谐音“发”，被视为吉祥数字；“九”代表长久、至高无上，常与皇权相关。古代的《易经》也与数字密切相关，通过阴阳八卦的组合来解释世界变化。(In Chinese culture, numbers have rich symbolic meanings. For example, "八" is homophonic with "发" (prosperity), so it is considered a lucky number; "九" represents longevity and supremacy, often associated with imperial power. The ancient "I Ching" is also closely related to numbers, explaining the changes in the world through the combination of yin and yang and the eight trigrams.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
他正在数数自己有多少本书。(Tā zhèng zài shǔ shǔ zì jǐ yǒu duō shǎo běn shū.)
He is counting how many books he has.
数学是一门重要的学科。(Shù xué shì yī mén zhòng yào de xué kē.)
Mathematics is an important subject.
这种现象在大城市里数见不鲜。(Zhè zhǒng xiàn xiàng zài dà chéng shì lǐ shuò jiàn bù xiān.)
This phenomenon is nothing new in big cities.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
可以联想“数”的部首“攵”，有手持工具进行操作的意思，与计算、查点的动作相关。通过不同读音的常用词汇来记忆不同含义，如“数学”对应 Shù，“数数”对应 Shǔ，“数见不鲜”对应 Shuò。(You can associate the radical "攵" in the character "数" with the action of operating with a tool in hand, which is related to the actions of calculating and counting. Remember different meanings through common words with different pronunciations, such as "数学" corresponding to Shù, "数数" corresponding to Shǔ, and "数见不鲜" corresponding to Shuò.)