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June 2015

數: number; to enumerate; frequently

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

數 [数] shù

noun
: number; figure; several

數 [数] shǔ

verb
: to enumerate; to count
: to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)

數 [数] shuò


: frequently; repeatedly

Kun Reading

数 | かず kazu

noun
: number; amount

数 | かぞえ kazoe

noun
: old manner of reckoning one’s age, newborns being considered a year old, with everyone adding one year to their age at New Year’s

数 | しばしば shibashiba

adverb
: often; again and again; frequently

数える | かぞえる kazoeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to count; to enumerate

On Reading

数 | すう suu

prefix
: several; a number of;
: (noun) number; numeral; figure;
: destiny; fate;
: law

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The Power of Color: webinar

By colors, Design

Make Color Work for You

Experts from iStock by Getty Images and the Pantone Color Institute™ will walk you through the power and psychology of color and explain how you can use this information to find images that better engage your audience.

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籤: inscribed bamboo stick

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

籤 [签] qiān


: inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
: small wood sliver
: label; tag

Kun Reading

籤 | くじ kuji

noun
: lottery; lot

籤 | ひご higo

noun
: (usually written using kana only) thin strip of bamboo

On Reading

籤 |せん sen

noun
: slip (of paper);
: tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.); label

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