Chinese numeral

English

Etymology

From their original development and chief use in China.

Noun

Chinese numeral (plural Chinese numerals)

  1. A number represented using a Chinese system involving the characters , , , etc.
  2. (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.

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