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  2. Chinese numerals - Wikipedia

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    Hence it is more convenient to think of numbers here as in groups of four, thus 1,234,567,890 is regrouped here as 12,3456,7890. Larger than a myriad, each number is therefore four zeroes longer than the one before it, thus 10000 × 萬; wàn = 億; yì. If one of the numbers is between 10 and 19, the leading 'one' is omitted as per the above ...

  3. Suzhou numerals - Wikipedia

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    The symbols for 5 to 9 are derived from those for 0 to 4 by adding a vertical bar on top, which is similar to adding an upper bead which represents a value of 5 in an abacus. The resemblance makes the Suzhou numerals intuitive to use together with the abacus as the traditional calculation tool.

  4. List of emergency telephone numbers - Wikipedia

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    People's Republic of China: 110: 120: 119: Traffic accident reports – 122; [23] Coast guard – 95110 ... 999 – emergency number in many countries; Explanatory notes

  5. Chinese numerology - Wikipedia

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    The belief that the number 4 is unlucky originated in China, where the Chinese have avoided the number since ancient times. The Chinese interpretation of 4 as unlucky is a more recent development, considering there are many examples, sayings and elements of the number 4 considered as auspicious instead in Chinese history.

  6. Chinese number gestures - Wikipedia

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    a common sign for the number one. Chinese number gestures are a method to signify the natural numbers one through ten using one hand. This method may have been developed to bridge the many varieties of Chinese—for example, the numbers 4 (Chinese: 四; pinyin: sì) and 10 (Chinese: 十; pinyin: shí) are hard to distinguish in some dialects.

  7. 999 - Wikipedia

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    999 or triple nine most often refers to: 999 (emergency telephone number) , a telephone number for the emergency services in several countries 999 (number) , an integer

  8. Emergency telephone number - Wikipedia

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    The emergency number 999 was adopted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1959 at the urging of Stephen Juba, mayor of Winnipeg at the time. [4] The city changed the number to 911 in 1972, in order to be consistent with the newly adopted U.S. emergency number. [5] Several other countries besides the UK have adopted 999 as their emergency number.

  9. Luoshu Square - Wikipedia

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    The odd and even numbers alternate in the periphery of the Lo Shu pattern; the four even numbers are at the four corners, and the five odd numbers (which outnumber the even numbers by one) form a cross in the center of the square. The sums in each of the three rows, in each of the three columns, and in both diagonals, are all 15.