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Chinese

數以萬計

/ʂu⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
numbered by the ten thousands; a large number
  • 数以万计
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Origin

The character 數, meaning to count or enumerate, contains the semantic component 攴 (to hit lightly or tap) and the phonetic component 婁 (the constellation Lóu). The component 婁 is formed with the semantic components 爪 (claw, talon, paw, or nail), 母 (mother), and 女 (woman), alongside the phonetic components 角 (horn or antler) and 中 (middle or center).

In the phrase, 萬 has the original form of 蠆／虿 (scorpion). The character 計, meaning to calculate or count, is composed of the components 言 (to say, speak, or talk) and 十 (ten). The character 以 serves as a preposition expressing a boundary in time, orientation, or direction.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞組由四個漢字組成：數、以、萬、計。其中「數」字包含語義成分「攴」（意為輕輕敲打），以及音符「婁」。「婁」字由「爪」、「母」、「女」等成分組成，並以「角」作為音符。在「婁」的構成中，「中」亦是其組成成分之一。

「以」是一個介詞，用來表示時間、方向或界限。「萬」的原型為「蠆／虿」（意為蠍子）。「計」字則由「言」（意為說話）與「十」（意為十）兩個部分組成，用來表示計算或計數。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese數 “to count; to enumerate”
    • soundChinese婁 “the constellation Lóu, one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions”
      • meaningChinese爪 “claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail”
      • ideaChinese母 “mother”
      • soundChinese角 “horn; antler”
      • ideaChinese中 “middle; center”
      • meaningChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
  • characterChinese以 “a preposition that expresses a boundary in time, orientation, direction or quantity”
  • characterChinese萬 “original form of 蠆／虿 (chài, “scorpion”)”
  • characterChinese計 “to calculate; to count”
    • ideaChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • ideaChinese十 “ten”
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Meanings

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  1. numbered by the ten thousands; a large number

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0