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  2. Chinese numerals - Wikipedia

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    Multiple-digit numbers are constructed using a multiplicative principle; first the digit itself (from 1 to 9), then the place (such as 10 or 100); then the next digit. In Mandarin, the multiplier 兩 ( liǎng ) is often used rather than 二 ; èr for all numbers 200 and greater with the "2" numeral (although as noted earlier this varies from ...

  3. Chinese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    11000: 1 ⁄ 3 mm 0.0131 in Chinese calibre fēn: 市分: 1 ⁄ 100: 3 + 1 ⁄ 3 mm 0.1312 in Chinese line cùn: 市寸: 1 ⁄ 10: 3 + 1 ⁄ 3 cm 1.312 in Chinese inch chǐ: 市尺: 1 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 cm 13.12 in Chinese foot zhàng: 市丈: 10 3 + 1 ⁄ 3 m 3.645 yd Chinese yard yǐn: 引: 100 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 m 36.45 yd Chinese chain lǐ: 市里 ...

  4. Chinese numerology - Wikipedia

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    Stacks of 4 mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata) are often presented on grand or formal Teochew occasions, the most common stack configuration with 3 mandarin oranges below and 1 on top. [13] The house numbers with 4 and 44, while shunned by the Cantonese, are often chosen by Teochews for its particular auspicious connotations. [14]

  5. Suzhou numerals - Wikipedia

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    At the same time, standard Chinese numerals were used in formal writing, akin to spelling out the numbers in English. Suzhou numerals were once popular in Chinese marketplaces, such as those in Hong Kong and Chinese restaurants in Malaysia before the 1990s, but they have gradually been supplanted by Hindu numerals.

  6. Hokkien numerals - Wikipedia

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    The Hokkien language (incl. Taiwanese) has two regularly used sets of numerals, a more ancient colloquial/vernacular or native Hokkien system and a literary system.. The more ancient vernacular numerals are the native numbers of Hokkien that trace back to Hokkien's origins itself, which is a Coastal Min language that spread southwest across the coast of Fujian from around the Min River.

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  8. Chinese mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Mathematics emerged independently in China by the 11th century BCE. [1] The Chinese independently developed a real number system that includes significantly large and negative numbers, more than one numeral system (binary and decimal), algebra, geometry, number theory and trigonometry.

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    A winter weather advisory was put in place late Sunday for many counties across the tri-state for potential winter weather threats.