Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoChinese numberssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1970arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1963arrow-down1imageChinese numberssh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square92fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecocobean@bookwormstory.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoSo basically the word for zero is “drizzle”? That’s awesome
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 months 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-27 months agoSo my Chinese is pretty distant from actual usage, but when did 906 stop being 九百六？
minus-squareammonium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months 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-up2·7 months 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!