Phrase guide
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noun
A Chinese numeral character based on Southern Song rod numerals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The system using such characters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
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History
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.
Across languages
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