In ABC dictionary, if you go to shou1 收, there is an example. In the example when you come to the word sui4, there is a 1 in front of sui. What does this 1 mean? Other examples have other numbers such as 2, etc. The answer to this question along with answer to what is * asked by another poster should be noted in the PlecoDict Abbreviations Used section of the manual.
What is 1 before sui4 under shou1 收in ABC？
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They're a system the ABC dictionary uses to differentiate between multiple entries with the same Pinyin; in a "see also" for example if you see 1sui4 it would always be a reference to that same specific entry. They also give you a rough ordering of words by frequency, so if you hear a Pinyin word and aren't sure about its meaning the version with 1 in front of is probably the most common.