Dictionary

Chinese numeral en · NOUN

Etymology

From their original development and chief use in China.

Meanings

1. A number represented using a Chinese system involving the characters 一, 二, 三, etc.
2. (in-plural) The system using such numerals, still employed in Chinese- and Japanese-speaking countries and formerly used in Korean- and Vietnamese-speaking ones.

Forms

Hyponyms

十 · 千 · 五 · 一 · 萬/万 · 三 · 六 · 四 · 二 · Suzhou numerals · 七 · 〇/零 · 億/亿 · 八 · 百 · 九

Translations (14)

sv kinesisk siffra (traditional Chinese numerals) · ko 한자 숫자 (traditional Chinese numerals) · de chinesische Ziffer (traditional Chinese numerals) · cmn 中國數字 /中国数字 (traditional Chinese numerals) · hi चीनी अंक (traditional Chinese numerals) · bg китайска цифра (traditional Chinese numerals) · vi mã (traditional Chinese numerals) · ru кита́йская ци́фра (traditional Chinese numerals) · th เลขจีน (traditional Chinese numerals) · fr chiffre chinois (traditional Chinese numerals) · cmn 中文數字 /中文数字 (traditional Chinese numerals) · pl cyfra chińska (traditional Chinese numerals) · vi chữ số Trung Quốc (traditional Chinese numerals) · ja 漢数字 (traditional Chinese numerals)