number; amount; several; a few
数 shù is numbers: 数字 'number', 数量 'amount'. As shǔ it counts one by one: 数一数二 'among the very best', 数落 'to scold'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC detailed source: 形声，从攴( pū)、娄声 — the action hand with the old sound piece 娄 (from 婁 lóu).
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number; amount; several; a few
数 shù is numbers: 数字 'number', 数量 'amount'. As shǔ it counts one by one: 数一数二 'among the very best', 数落 'to scold'.
ZDIC detailed source: 形声，从攴( pū)、娄声 — the action hand with the old sound piece 娄 (from 婁 lóu).
LEFT: THE OLD SOUND PIECE (FROM 婁 LÓU)
a family name
Modern standalone use is mostly as a surname; kept separate from the historical sound role in 楼.
In 数: left: the old sound piece (from 婁 lóu) A historical sound side: shù, shǔ and shuò have no modern sound relation with lóu.
RIGHT: THE ACTION-HAND SIDE (FROM 攴)
the tap/strike hand (from 攴)
The action-hand radical in many characters; not a standalone modern word. Each page shows its role in that character.
In 数: right: the action-hand side (from 攴) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Kept for the set phrase 数见不鲜, the same as 屡见不鲜 'seen again and again'. No learner words.
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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