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The Numbers
The number system in Chinese is very simple indeed, you will only ever need to know the digits from 0-10 and you can make any number you want. take a look at the table below to see all the numbers. You can use the stroke order page to see how to write the characters. Just copy and paste the characters to the stroke order control.
| 0 | 零 | líng | 100 | 百 | bǎi | ||
| 1 | 一 | yī | 1000 | 千 | qiān | ||
| 2 | 二 | èr | 10 000 | 万 | wàn | ||
| 3 | 三 | sān | 100 000 | 十万 | shí wàn | ||
| 4 | 四 | sì | 1 000 000 | 百万 | bǎi wàn | ||
| 5 | 五 | wǔ | |||||
| 6 | 六 | liù | |||||
| 7 | 七 | qī | |||||
| 8 | 八 | bā | |||||
| 9 | 九 | jiǔ | |||||
| 10 | 十 | shí |
So from the above we can make any number we wish. For example
- 17 is just ten and seven 十七。
- 27 is two lots of ten and seven 二十七.
- 70 is seven lots of ten 七十.
- 123 is one one hundred two lots of ten and 3 一百二十三.
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