数轴 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

shù, shǔ, shu number Simplified

Simplified form of 數. Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 婁 represents the sound.

Components

攵 Meaning component

pū tap

攵 is a component form of 攴.

娄 Sound component

lóu, lǚ, lǘ surname

Change in sound

数 and 娄 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
数 srjuX
娄 lju

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

擞薮

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Readings & variants: Unicode

zhóu axle Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound. Simplified form of 軸.

Components

车 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

由 Sound component

yóu cause

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

shù, shǔ, shu number Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 婁 represents the sound.

Components

攵 Meaning component

pū tap

攵 is a component form of 攴.

婁 Sound component

surname

Change in sound

數 and 婁 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
數 srjuX
婁 lju

Character Evolution

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擻藪

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	srjuX	s-roʔ	count (v.)
	srjuH	s-roʔ-s	number (n.)
	sraewk	s-rok	frequently

說文解字

《說文》：“數，計也。从攴，婁聲。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

zhóu axle Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound.

Components

車 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

由 Sound component

yóu cause

Character Evolution

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	drjuwk	lruk	wheel-axle
Zhengzhang		l'ɯwɢ
Unicode	djhiuk

說文解字

持輪也。从車由聲。

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

数 shù, shǔ, shu number Simplified

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轴 zhóu axle Simplified

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數 shù, shǔ, shu number Traditional

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軸 zhóu axle Traditional

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shù, shǔ, shu number Simplified

zhóu axle Simplified

shù, shǔ, shu number Traditional

zhóu axle Traditional