根數

See also: 根数

Chinese

		radical (chem.); root; basis	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (根數)		根	數
simp. (根数)		根	数

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēnshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄣ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ sou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēnshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄣ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: genshù
    • Wade–Giles: kên¹-shu⁴
    • Yale: gēn-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: genshuh
    • Palladius: гэньшу (gɛnʹšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kən⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan¹ sou³
    • Yale: gān sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen¹ sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

Noun

根數

1. (mathematics) root; radical

   根號四是一個根數。 [MSC, trad.]
   根号四是一个根数。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gēnhào sì shì yī ge gēnshù. [Pinyin]

   The square root of four is a radical.

Derived terms

• 不盡根數／不尽根数 (“surd”)