{"id":6279,"date":"2015-11-30T08:41:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T08:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=6279"},"modified":"2015-11-30T10:17:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T10:17:38","slug":"numbers-as-graphical-components-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/numbers-as-graphical-components-in-chinese.html","title":{"rendered":"Numbers as Graphical Components in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At first, I\u2019ve decided to practice writing numbers. The characters representing Chinese numerals one through nine contain only few strokes. In fact, \u201cone\u201d, \u201ctwo\u201d and \u201cthree\u201d are just one, two and three horizontal strokes. However, you can use these numbers to make just about any number you can think of. Furthermore, some of the characters are also radicals that are used as components of more complex\u00a0Chinese characters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_0\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_0\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_0\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_0\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"display:none;\" id=\"statusMI_0\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_0\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0 = [\n\t{ name: \"numbers\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlnbWFuZGFyaW4uY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDE1LzExL251bWJlcnMubXAz\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[0] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/number-in-Chinese.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/number-in-Chinese.jpg\" alt=\"number in Chinese\" width=\"800\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/number-in-Chinese.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/number-in-Chinese-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Multiple-digit numbers up to 99 are constructed using a multiplicative principle: first a digit from one to nine, then \u201cten\u201d and finally the next digit (if necessary).<\/p>\n<p>50 = \u4e94\u5341 (w\u01d4 sh\u00ed)<\/p>\n<p>88 = \u516b\u5341\u516b (b\u0101 sh\u00ed b\u0101)<\/p>\n<p>If you add the\u6708 character to a numeral from one to twelve, you will get the month name:<\/p>\n<p>\u4e00\u6708 (y\u012b yu\u00e8) \u2013 January<\/p>\n<p>\u4e8c\u6708 (\u00e8r yu\u00e8) \u2013 February<\/p>\n<p>\u4e09\u6708 (s\u0101n yu\u00e8) \u2013 March<\/p>\n<p>\u56db\u6708 (s\u00ec yu\u00e8) \u2013 April<\/p>\n<p>\u4e94\u6708(w\u01d4 yu\u00e8) \u2013 May<\/p>\n<p>\u516d\u6708(li\u00f9 yu\u00e8) \u2013 June<\/p>\n<p>\u4e03\u6708(q\u012b yu\u00e8) \u2013 July<\/p>\n<p>\u516b\u6708(b\u0101 yu\u00e8) \u2013 August<\/p>\n<p>\u4e5d\u6708(ji\u01d4 yu\u00e8) \u2013 September<\/p>\n<p>\u5341\u6708(sh\u00ed yu\u00e8) \u2013 October<\/p>\n<p>\u5341\u4e00\u6708 (sh\u00edy\u012b yu\u00e8) \u2013 November<\/p>\n<p>\u5341\u4e8c\u6708(sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e8r yu\u00e8) \u2013 December<\/p>\n<p>Finally, \u65e5 is a written term used to express the day of the month. 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