Suzhou numeral
English
0–9 in handwritten Suzhou numerals
Etymology
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.
Noun
Suzhou numeral (plural Suzhou numerals)
- A system of Chinese numerals based on Southern Song rod numerals.
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