小數

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (小數)		小	數
simp. (小数)		小	数

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoshù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² sou³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sió-sò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoshù
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-shu⁴
  - Yale: syǎu-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushuh
  - Palladius: сяошу (sjaošu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoshùr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoshùr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-shu⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: syǎu-shùr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushull
  - Palladius: сяошур (sjaošur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: siu² sou³
  - Yale: síu sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ sou̯³³/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    小數 / 小数
    少數 / 少数
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: sió-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioysox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/

Noun

小數

Examples (number written with a radix point)
3.14 12.00 99.999... 0.1C7₁₆

(mathematics) number in positional notation with a radix point
(mathematics) fractional part of such a number
(mathematics) terms can be neglected as an error term
small sum; small number; small amount

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “small number”): 大數／大数 (dàshù)

Derived terms

小數點 / 小数点 (xiǎoshùdiǎn)
循環小數 / 循环小数 (xúnhuán xiǎoshù)
有限小數 / 有限小数
混循環小數 / 混循环小数
無限小數 / 无限小数
純小數 / 纯小数

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (小數):

→ Japanese: 小(しょう)数(すう) (shōsū)
→ Korean: 소수(小數) (sosu)
→ Vietnamese: tiểu số (小數)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	數
しょう Grade: 1	すう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

小(しょう)數(すう) • (shōsū)

Kyūjitai form of 小数

Korean

Hanja in this term
小	數

Noun

小數 • (sosu) (hangeul 소수)

hanja form^? of 소수

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
小	數

Noun

小數

chữ Hán form of tiểu số