Chinese (Mandarin)/Numbers

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Number System (數字系統)

基本用字 Basic Characters

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Parenthesized entries are the complex forms, which are used mainly in notarized, official documents, and when writing checks. An exception is zero; the complex form is more widely used. The complex forms are known in English as banker's anti-fraud numerals, in Chinese as 大寫 dàxiě (which is the same term for "capital letter"). They are necessary because, since normal Chinese characters are so simple, a forger could easily change 三十 to 五千 with just three strokes. Some have other uses as well (for example, 貳èr can also mean "to betray"). See Standard numbers for more information.

個十百千萬 Larger Numbers

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更大的數字（億兆） Even Larger Numbers

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中文中零的用法 The Use of Zero in Chinese

If a number ends in zero, there is no need to include the Chinese character for zero. For example,

However, if the zero character does not end the number (i.e., it is followed by a non-zero character), it is necessary to include the zero character, while the "tens-place" characters are dropped. For example,

Note that the "十" in the first example and the "百" in the second example are dropped.

If a zero digit is followed by one or more zero digits, only one zero character is need. For example,

數字手勢 Chinese Gestures for Numbers

Note:hand signs are the same as Western hand signs. Source: commons:數字手勢

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