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English
Etymology
From their original development and chief use in China.
Noun
Chinese numeral (plural Chinese numerals)
- A number represented using a Chinese system involving the characters 一, 二, 三, etc.
- (in the plural) The system using such numerals, still employed in Chinese- and Japanese-speaking countries and formerly used in Korean- and Vietnamese-speaking ones.
Hyponyms
- 〇/零, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十, 百, 千, 萬/万, 億/亿
- Suzhou numerals
Translations
traditional Chinese numerals