数点 (shù diǎn) — to count (item by item), to enumerate; to check…

Definition

数 (shǔ) emphasizes counting items one by one, item-by-item tallying — more deliberate than general 'count' uses like 数钱 or 数字.

verb

to count (item by item)to enumerateto check and tally

数点。
Tā zhèng zài shù diǎn kù cún lǐ de huò wù.
He is counting the goods in the inventory.
数点，。
Qǐng zǐ xì shù diǎn zhè xiē chāo piào, bié chū cuò.
Please count these banknotes carefully and don't make mistakes.
，数点。
Xuǎn jǔ jié shù hòu, gōng zuò rén yuán kāi shǐ shù diǎn xuǎn piào.
After the election ended, the staff began to count the ballots.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

数 and 点 both mean to count or check, so together they express enumerating item by item.

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 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.

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.

黑占點

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.