Chinese numeral

noun

A number represented using a Chinese system involving the characters 一, 二, 三, etc.

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Meanings

nounChinese numeral (plural Chinese numerals)

plural Chinese numerals

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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〇/零一二三四五六七八九十百千萬/万億/亿Suzhou numerals

Origin

From their original development and chief use in China.

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Translations

Bulgarian китайска цифра
  • китайска цифра (kitajska cifra)traditional Chinese numerals
Chinese Mandarin 中文數字 /中文数字, 中國數字 /中国数字
  • 中文數字 /中文数字 (Zhōngwén shùzì)traditional Chinese numerals
  • 中國數字 /中国数字 (Zhōngguó shùzì)traditional Chinese numerals
French chiffre chinois
  • chiffre chinoistraditional Chinese numerals
German chinesische Ziffer
  • chinesische Ziffertraditional Chinese numerals
Hindi चीनी अंक
  • चीनी अंक (cīnī aṅk)traditional Chinese numerals
Japanese 漢数字
  • 漢数字 (kansūji)traditional Chinese numerals
Korean 한자 숫자
  • 한자 숫자 (hanja sutja)traditional Chinese numerals
Polish cyfra chińska
  • cyfra chińskatraditional Chinese numerals
Russian кита́йская ци́фра
  • кита́йская ци́фра (kitájskaja cífra)traditional Chinese numerals
Swedish kinesisk siffra
  • kinesisk siffratraditional Chinese numerals
Thai เลขจีน
  • เลขจีน (lâyk jeen)traditional Chinese numerals
Vietnamese chữ số Trung Quốc, mã
  • chữ số Trung Quốctraditional Chinese numerals
  • mãtraditional Chinese numerals
Cite this entry
APA

Chinese numeral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20numeral

MLA

“Chinese numeral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20numeral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese numeral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20numeral.

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