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The native Korean number system is used for general counting, like counting up to 99. It is also used to count people, hours, objects, ages, and more. Sino-Korean numbers on the other hand are used for purposes such as dates, money, minutes, addresses, phone numbers, and numbers above 99.
버스 beoseu bus 표 票 pyo ticket 열 열 yeol ten 장 張 jang 'sheets' 버스 표 열 장 버스 票 열 張 beoseu pyo yeol jang bus ticket ten 'sheets' "ten bus tickets" In fact, the meanings of counter words are frequently extended in metaphorical or other image-based ways. For instance, in addition to counting simply sheets of paper, jang in Korean can be used to refer to any number ...
In 1998, telephone numbers in Seoul starting with 2 and 6 added more digit (02-2XX-YYYY to 02-22XX-YYYY, 02-6XX-YYYY to 02-26XX-YYYY). Before area codes were shortened from 4 digit to 2~3 digit in June 2000, there were 1 digit exchange number (usually "2") with some 2 digit exchange numbers so some phone numbers like 0347-61-XXXX, 0443-2-XXXX ...
The Chisanbop system. When a finger is touching the table, it contributes its corresponding number to a total. Chisanbop or chisenbop (from Korean chi (ji) finger + sanpŏp (sanbeop) calculation [1] 지산법/指算法), sometimes called Fingermath, [2] is a finger counting method used to perform basic mathematical operations.
Telephone numbers in Jordan Kazakhstan: 7 +7: 8~10: Telephone numbers in Kazakhstan North Korea: 8 +850: 00, 99: Telephone numbers in North Korea South Korea: 8 +82: 00 + carrier code: Telephone numbers in South Korea Kuwait: 9 +965: 00: Telephone numbers in Kuwait Kyrgyzstan: 9 +996: 00: Telephone numbers in Kyrgyzstan Laos: 8 +856: 100: Open ...
On 26 July 2011, a hacking incident of SK Communications (owner of NateOn, South Korea's most popular messenger) took place, during which about 70% of all Korean citizens' numbers were hacked. [3] As a result, all South Korean websites were obliged to delete and are no longer allowed to use the number except for payments.
A list of articles about numbers (not about numerals). Topics include powers of ten, notable integers, prime and cardinal numbers, and the myriad system.
In principle, KPS 9566 is similar to the Wansung character set defined by the South Korean KS X 1001 standard, although the two are not compatible. Both encode a section of punctuation, symbols, jamo, kana and alphabetical characters, followed by a subset of the possible modern Chosŏn'gŭl syllables, followed by a section of Hanja. [2]