WordTaiwan frequency #28,373
屈指可數
ㄑㄩ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨˇ
“can be counted on one's fingers; very few in number; among the select few who stand out”
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屈
ㄑㄩ
To bend or be bent; to feel wronged or humiliated; to submit or yield; a surname.
指
ㄓˇ
Finger or toe; to point at or indicate; to refer to; to count on or depend on; a unit of width.
可
ㄎㄜˇ
Able to; can; may; to permit; to approve; suitable; worth; but; however; certainly; very.
數
ㄕㄨˋ
number; figure; several; to count; to enumerate; to regard as; to blame; to be the most outstanding
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 可以ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇcan; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty good
- 可能ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊpossible; might happen; maybe; perhaps; possibility; probability.
- 指出ㄓˇ ㄔㄨto point out; to indicate; to identify or highlight something explicitly.
- 可是ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; indeed; could it be that; just happens to be
- 不可ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇcannot; must not; should not; impossible; not allowed.
- 不可能ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊimpossible; not possible; cannot happen or be done.
- 人數ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋnumber of people; headcount; total count of individuals in a group or event.
- 多數ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨˋmajority; most; more than half.
- 數量ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋamount; quantity; the total amount or number of something; quantitative; (mathematics) scalar quantity
- 數字ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋnumeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)
- 數據ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄩˋdata; numerical information obtained through investigation or experiment that has not yet been effectively processed.
- 指導ㄓˇ ㄉㄠˇto guide; to direct; to instruct; to coach; to mentor