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What are the Chinese symbols for numbers?
Number System (數字系統)
- 0: 〇(零)： líng.
- 1: 一(壹) yī
- 2: 二(Traditional:貳) èr.
- 3: 三(Traditional:參) sān.
- 4: 四(肆) sì
- 5: 五(伍) wǔ
- 6: 六(Traditional:陸) liù
- 7: 七(柒) qī
How are Chinese numbers written?
Today, speakers of Chinese use three written numeral systems: the system of Arabic numerals used worldwide, and two indigenous systems. The more familiar indigenous system is based on Chinese characters that correspond to numerals in the spoken language.
How do you say 20 in Chinese?
Also included are important aspects such as saying your age in Chinese, your phone number, and introducing you to the two curious variations of 1 and 2…! Chinese Numbers (with your fingers) up to 10. More on that later……Chinese Numbers 1-20.
| Number | Hanzi | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 十七 | Shí qī |
| 18 | 十八 | Shí bā |
| 19 | 十九 | Shí jiǔ |
| 20 | 二十 | Èr shí |
How do you write number 1 in Chinese?
A horizontal stroke 一(yī) means 1, two horizontal strokes, 二(èr), represents the number 2, three strokes, 三(sān), as you can easily imagine, represents the number 3!
Are Chinese numbers the same as English?
The Chinese character numeral system consists of the Chinese characters used by the Chinese written language to write spoken numerals. Similar to spelling-out numbers in English (e.g., “one thousand nine hundred forty-five”), it is not an independent system per se.
How do you write the number 0 10 in Chinese?
Chinese Lesson – Count from 0 to 10
- Zero (零): [líng]Ling with an upward inflection.
- One (一): [yī] Ee with a long “e” sound.
- Two (二): [èr] Are with a downward inflection for the letter “r”.
- Three (三): [sān] San without an inflection.
- Four (四): [sì] Suh.
- Five (五): [wǔ] Woo with a downward-up inflection.
How do you say number 1 in Chinese?
Number 1 in Chinese is Yì 一. However, when referring to phone numbers the Number One is not spoken as Yì 一 but instead Yāo 幺 is used. This is because 1 and 7 are widely regarded to sound too similar and could therefore cause confusion.
What are the most common Chinese numbers?
Chinese Numbers 1 – 20 1 一 2 二 3 三 4 四 5 五 6 六 7 七 8 八 9 九 10 十 更多结果…
What are Chinese number gestures?
Chinese number gestures are a method to signify the natural numbers one through ten using one hand only. Counting with fingers is often different from expressing a specific number with a finger gesture. [ wikipedia]