Chinese numeral
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Chinese numeral
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From their original development and chief use in China.
noun Chinese numerals
- A number represented using a Chinese system involving the characters 一, 二, 三, etc.
- The system using such numerals, still employed in Chinese- and Japanese-speaking countries and formerly used in Korean- and Vietnamese-speaking ones.
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noun traditional Chinese numerals
| 한국어 | 한자 숫자 hanja sutja |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 漢数字 kansūji |
| 中文 | 中文數字 /中文数字 Zhōngwén shùzì, 中國數字 /中国数字 Zhōngguó shùzì |
| हिन्दी | चीनी अंक cīnī aṅk |
| Français | chiffre chinois |
| Deutsch | chinesische Ziffer |
| Русский | кита́йская ци́фра kitájskaja cífra |
| Tiếng Việt | chữ số Trung Quốc, mã |
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