Number | Character | Pinyin | English | Description | Notation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 一 |
ȳi |
One |
100 |
|
10 | 十 |
shí |
Ten |
101 |
|
100 | 白 |
bǎi |
Hundred |
102 |
|
1000 | 千 |
qiǎn |
Thousand |
103 |
|
10000 | 萬 |
wàn |
Ten Thousand |
104 |
|
Large numbers follow a pattern, e.g.:
x * 10,000s 48,652 = 4 * 10,000 + 8 * 1,000 + 6 * 100 + 5 * 10 + 2 = sì wàn bā qiān liù bǎi wǔ shí er̀ |
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10,0000 | 十萬 |
shí + wàn |
Ten + Ten Thousand |
(One Hundred Thousand) |
105 |
100,0000 | 白萬 |
baǐ + wàn |
Hundred + Ten Thousand |
(One Million) |
106 |
1000,0000 | 千萬 |
qiǎn + wàn |
Thousand + Ten Thousand |
(Ten Million) |
107 |
1,0000,0000 | 億 |
ỳi |
Hundred Million |
(One Hundred Million) |
108 |
10,0000,0000 | 十億 |
shí + ỳi |
Ten + Hundred Million |
(One Billion) |
109 |
100,0000,0000 | 白億 |
bǎi + ỳi |
Hundred + Hundred Million |
(Ten Billion) |
1010 |
1000,0000,0000 | 千億 |
qiān + ỳi |
Thousand + Hundred Million |
(One Hundred Billion) |
1011 |
1,0000,0000,0000 | 兆 |
zhaò |
Trillion |
(One Trillion) |
1012 |