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点数 (diǎn shù) — to count, to check the number (of items)

Definition

点数 is a verb meaning 'to count / check the number of items', usually of physical objects like inventory, money, or documents. It implies verifying a quantity, not just naming a number.

verb
to countto check the number (of items)

Examples

  • 点数。
    Qǐng nǐ diǎn shù yí xià zhè xiē wén jiàn.
    Please count these documents.
  • 。
    Jīng lǐ měi tiān dōu yào diǎn shù kù cún.
    The manager has to check the inventory every day.
  • 。
    Tā diǎn wán shù yǐ hòu gào sù wǒ jié guǒ.
    Tell me the results after he finishes counting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

点diǎncount
数shùnumber

点 as count or check plus 数 as number gives the idea of checking how many items there are.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(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 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →

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.

Open 数 →
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