Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoChinese numberssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square95linkfedilinkarrow-up1979arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1971arrow-down1imageChinese numberssh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square95linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecocobean@bookwormstory.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoSo basically the word for zero is “drizzle”? That’s awesome
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoUltimately that’s the origin of the character. Although it’s quite common to see “〇” in written shorthand when 零 is being used as a middle or final zero in a number otherwise written in characters, like 906 could be written as 九零六 or 九〇六.
minus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoSo my Chinese is pretty distant from actual usage, but when did 906 stop being 九百六？
minus-squareammonium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIn spoken language 九百六 isn’t 906 but 960 ( shortened version of 九百六十), 906 is 九百零六.
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoSorry, it wasn’t clear at all - that’s meant to be a number string, like for a key code or phone number.
So basically the word for zero is “drizzle”?
That’s awesome
Ultimately that’s the origin of the character. Although it’s quite common to see “〇” in written shorthand when 零 is being used as a middle or final zero in a number otherwise written in characters, like 906 could be written as 九零六 or 九〇六.
So my Chinese is pretty distant from actual usage, but when did 906 stop being 九百六？
In spoken language 九百六 isn’t 906 but 960 ( shortened version of 九百六十), 906 is 九百零六.
Sorry, it wasn’t clear at all - that’s meant to be a number string, like for a key code or phone number.
Ah! Makes sense!