如数 (rú shǔ) — (adv.) in full, exactly as per the agreed amoun…

Definition

Means 'in full / exactly the agreed amount or number' — used in formal or business contexts, often before verbs like 归还 or 支付.

adverb

(adv.) in full, exactly as per the agreed amount or number

如数。
Jiè nǐ de qián wǒ xià ge yuè rú shǔ fèng huán.
I will return the money I borrowed from you in full next month.
如数，。
Huò kuǎn yǐ jīng rú shǔ zhī fù, qǐng chá shōu.
The payment for the goods has been paid in full; please check.
如数。
Cān jiā huó dòng de rén yuán rú shǔ dào qí le.
All the participants for the event have arrived exactly as scheduled.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

如rúaccording to

如 means according to and 数 means amount: fully according to the agreed amount.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女口如

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

女

Same sound today

如 is built from 口 (mouth) for its meaning and 女 (woman) for its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 數; 数 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

婁

婁lóu數shù(r)

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 數 pairs 攴, the meaning part, with 婁, the sound part; the simplified 数 is a shorthand.