I. The pinyin of counting shù, shǔ, shuò. when pronounced in three tones shǔ, the words are grouped as follows:

counting down, counting volts, counting chatter, counting sayings, counting nines

II. The meaning of counting is explained in the following way:

[ shù ]

1. number: times ~. ~ amount.

2, several; several: ~ times. ~ day.

3, days; fate: gas ~. It is difficult to escape in ~.

4, the basic mathematical concept of representing the quantity of something. As a result of the need for counting and measuring in production practice, the natural numbers (positive integers) were first produced, and then gradually produced fractions, zeros, irrational numbers, negative numbers, imaginary numbers and so on.

5, a grammatical category. Indicates the number of things referred to by nouns and pronouns.

6, referring to mathematics: ~ rationalization.

[ shǔ ]

1, counting: ~ count (shù). ~ not clear.

2, most prominent in comparison: ~ get on. ~ one ~ two.

3. to reprove; to enumerate errors: ~ say. ~ fall.

[ shuò ]

Repeatedly: frequently ~.

3. Etymological Explanation:

Creating the original meaning of the word: to enumerate faults and punish them. Seal script mistakenly wrote cursed Chuwen. The common regular script based on the cursive character form will be written in the regular script.

Attachment: Shuowen Jiezi (说文解字): Counting, counting. Tap Lou sound.

Accompanied by the vernacular version of Shuo Wen Jie Zi (说文解字): 数, count. The word "tap" is used as the side of the tap and "Lou" is used as the side of the sound.

Expanded information:

I. Character evolution:

II.

1. count down [shǔ luo]?

Listing faults and blaming them, generalized reproach: was ~ by his mother.

2. counting down [shǔ fú]?

Entering the day of ambush; the beginning of the day of ambush. See 〖San Fu〗.

3. shǔ dao?

Counting down.

4. shǔ shuō (数说)?

Listing and recounting: the first year's events were ~ again.

5、数九[shǔ jiǔ]?

Refers to the eighty-one days starting from the winter solstice. Starting from the winter solstice, every nine days is a "nine", from one "nine" until nine "nine". "Three nine" to "four nine" is the coldest period of the year in China, so there is "cold in three nine" said.

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