數數

數數

Chinese

		number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (數數)		數	數
simp. (数数)		数	数

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǔshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou² sou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shǔshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuushuh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǔshù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou² sou³
    • Yale: sóu sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou² sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou² sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³⁵ sou̯³³/

Verb

數數

1. to count; to recite numbers in sequence

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuòshuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sok³ sok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuòshuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuohshuoh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuòshuò
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂwɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂwɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sok³ sok³
    • Yale: sok sok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sok⁸ sok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sog³ sog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔːk̚³ sɔːk̚³/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʃˠʌk̚  ʃˠʌk̚/

Rime
Character	數
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	覺 (10)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	所角切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/ʃɔk̚/
Wang Li	/ʃɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʂɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shuo

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-rok  s-rok/

  (Zhengzhang): /*sroːɡ  sroːɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	數
Reading #	3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shuò
Middle Chinese	‹ sræwk ›
Old Chinese	/*s-rok/
English	frequently
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	數
Reading #	3/3
No.	8512
Phonetic component	婁
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	朔
Old Chinese	/*sroːɡ/

Adverb

數數

1. frequently; often

Adjective

數數

1. ^† eager for; hurried

   Synonyms: 汲汲 (jíjí)

   • 彼其於世，未數數然也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     彼其于世，未数数然也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Bǐ qí yú shì, wèi shùshù rán yě. [Pinyin]

     He did not eagerly pursue fame.