指數

See also: 指数

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (指數)		指	數
simp. (指数)		指	数

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐshù

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² sou³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chí-sò͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): zi² siao³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhshù
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-shu⁴
  - Yale: jř-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyshuh
  - Palladius: чжишу (čžišu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² sou³
  - Yale: jí sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ sou̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cysox
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zi² siao³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí siàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ siau²¹³/

Noun

指數

(statistics, economics) index
基準指數／基准指数 ― jīzhǔn zhǐshù ― benchmark index

恆生指數／恒生指数 ― Héng Shēng zhǐshù ― Hang Seng Index

美元指數／美元指数 ― měiyuán zhǐshù ― U.S. Dollar Index
(mathematics) exponent

Derived terms

升糖指數 / 升糖指数 (shēngtáng zhǐshù)
指數函數 / 指数函数 (zhǐshù hánshù)
消費價格指數 / 消费价格指数 (xiāofèi jiàgé zhǐshù)
股價指數 / 股价指数 (gǔjià zhǐshù)
血糖生成指數 / 血糖生成指数 (xuètáng shēngchéng zhǐshù)
防曬指數 / 防晒指数 (fángshài zhǐshù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	數
し Grade: 3	すう Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 指數 – see the following entry.

【指数しすう】

[noun] (economics) index - a single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.

[noun] (mathematics) exponent, power - a product of equal factors. Notation and usage: xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or "x to the nth power", denotes x × x × ... × x, in which x appears n times, where n is called the exponent; the definition is extended to non-integer and complex exponents.

(This term, 指數, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
指	數

Noun

指數 • (jisu) (hangeul 지수)

hanja form^? of 지수 (“index”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
指	數

Noun

指數

chữ Hán form of chỉ số (“index”)