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chinese numeral

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
chi-ne-se nu-mer-al
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A number represented using a Chinese system involving the characters 一, 二, 三, etc.

noun

The system using such numerals, still employed in Chinese- and Japanese-speaking countries and formerly used in Korean- and Vietnamese-speaking ones.

Etymology

From their original development and chief use in China.

Inflected Forms

Chinese numerals (plural)

Questions

What does chinese numeral mean?
A number represented using a Chinese system involving the characters 一, 二, 三, etc.
Where does chinese numeral come from?
From their original development and chief use in China.

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