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Suzhou numeral

Suzhou numeral noun: a Chinese numeral character based on Southern Song rod numerals.

suzhou numeral: a Chinese numeral character based on Southern Song rod numerals
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Noun

Suzhou numeral (plural Suzhou numerals)

  1. A Chinese numeral character based on Southern Song rod numerals.
  2. (in plural) The system using such characters.

Forms of Suzhou numeral

pluralSuzhou numerals

Origin of Suzhou numeral

A calque of Chinese 蘇州碼子 /苏州码子 (Sūzhōu mǎzi), from their use at the formerly important market town of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. Mistakenly entered into Unicode as "Hangzhou numerals", which Unicode's policy precludes changing.

Questions about Suzhou numeral

What does Suzhou numeral mean?
Suzhou numeral means a Chinese numeral character based on Southern Song rod numerals.
What part of speech is Suzhou numeral?
Suzhou numeral is a noun.
What is the plural of Suzhou numeral?
The plural of Suzhou numeral is Suzhou numerals.

Words near Suzhou numeral in the dictionary

  1. suzetrigine
  2. suzette
  3. suzettes
  4. Suzhou
  5. Suzhou Creek
  6. Suzhou numeral
  7. Suzhou numerals
  8. Suzhounese
  9. Suzi
  10. Suzi Wong
  11. Suzi Wongs

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