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數字

简数字 · 繁數字

Mandarin · pinyin shù zì

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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
字: zì · letter, character, word
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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Mandarin tones

4–4 · shu4 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sou3 zi6

Cantonese word readings for 數字. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

numeral
number; figure
amount
(literally) several characters
(Pinghua, face-to-face) father

adj

(Mainland China, attributive) digital; digitalised

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