Meta:

  1. 数 is the 231st most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 147 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (rice), (woman), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿, 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shu3 - to count/to enumerate/to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)
  2. shu4 - number/figure/several/CL:個|个[ge4]
  3. shuo4 - frequently/repeatedly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 数 (shu3): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 数 (shu3): The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pu1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 数 (shu4): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 数 (shu4): The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pu1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

人数 (人數)
倒数 (倒數)
多数 (多數)
大多数 (大多數)
指数 (指數)
 ()
数字 (數字)
数学 (數學)
数据 (數據)
数码 (數碼)
数量 (數量)
次数 (次數)
无数 (無數)

Medium Frequency

代数 (代數)
系数 (係數)
充数 (充數)
函数 (函數)
分数 (分數)
劫数 (劫數)
半数 (半數)
参数 (參數)
单数 (單數)
报数 (報數)
字数 (字數)
定数 (定數)
少数 (少數)
尾数 (尾數)
屈指可数 (屈指可數)
度数 (度數)
悉数 (悉數)
招数 (招數)
整数 (整數)
数不胜数 (數不勝數)
数值 (數值)
数字化 (數字化)
数学家 (數學家)
数据库 (數據庫)
数数 (數數)
数月 (數月)
数百 (數百)
数百万 (數百萬)
数目 (數目)
数万 (數萬)
数落 (數落)
数额 (數額)
未知数 (未知數)
岁数 (歲數)
凑数 (湊數)
票数 (票數)
算数 (算數)
细数 (細數)
绝大多数 (絕大多數)
总数 (總數)
着数 (著數)
补数 (補數)
变数 (變數)
负数 (負數)
点数 (點數)

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Meta:

  1. 字 is the 393rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 111 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (child)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zi4 - letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[ge4]/courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi5'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

名字 
 
数字 (數字)

Medium Frequency

十字 
十字架 
十字绣 (十字繡)
十字路口 
字典 
字幕 
字数 (字數)
字样 (字樣)
字母 
字眼 
字号 (字號)
字迹 (字跡)
字体 (字體)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
打字 
文字 
汉字 (漢字)
码字 (碼字)
签字 (簽字)
识字 (識字)
金字塔 
错别字 (錯別字)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.