Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Numerals
Hello everyone, in this lesson we will see how to write numerals in different languages and writing systems. Feel free to complete this wiki page if you think it can be improved.
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South Asian, Southeast Asian, West Asian
This type of numeral systems are called “Hindu-Arabic”, originated from India in the 6th-7th century. Each note represents a value in a place. Its advantage is combining the positional system and decimal numeral system, which suits the decimal representation and ability to represent large numbers. It also doesn't require memorisation of many notes.
Visit Punctuation of many languages to see decimal separators and digit grouping symbols.
Adlam | 𞥐 | 𞥑 | 𞥒 | 𞥓 | 𞥔 | 𞥕 | 𞥖 | 𞥗 | 𞥘 | 𞥙 |
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Balinese | ᭐ | ᭑ | ᭒ | ᭓ | ᭔ | ᭕ | ᭖ | ᭗ | ᭘ | ᭙ |
Bengali | ০ | ১ | ২ | ৩ | ৪ | ৫ | ৬ | ৭ | ৮ | ৯ |
Bhaiksuki | 𑱐 | 𑱑 | 𑱒 | 𑱓 | 𑱔 | 𑱕 | 𑱖 | 𑱗 | 𑱘 | 𑱙 |
Brahmi | 𑁦 | 𑁧 | 𑁨 | 𑁩 | 𑁪 | 𑁫 | 𑁬 | 𑁭 | 𑁮 | 𑁯 |
Burmese | ၀ | ၁ | ၂ | ၃ | ၄ | ၅ | ၆ | ၇ | ၈ | ၉ |
Chamka | 𑄶 | 𑄷 | 𑄸 | 𑄹 | 𑄺 | 𑄻 | 𑄼 | 𑄽 | 𑄾 | 𑄿 |
Cham | ꩐ | ꩑ | ꩒ | ꩓ | ꩔ | ꩕ | ꩖ | ꩗ | ꩘ | ꩙ |
Devanagari | ० | १ | २ | ३ | ४ | ५ | ६ | ७ | ८ | ९ |
Dives Akuru | 𑥐 | 𑥑 | 𑥒 | 𑥓 | 𑥔 | 𑥕 | 𑥖 | 𑥗 | 𑥘 | 𑥙 |
Eastern Arabic (common) | ٠ | ١ | ٢ | ٣ | ٤ | ٥ | ٦ | ٧ | ٨ | ٩ |
Eastern Arabic (Persian-Urdu) | ۰ | ۱ | ۲ | ۳ | ۴ | ۵ | ۶ | ۷ | ۸ | ۹ |
Eastern Nagari | ০ | ১ | ২ | ৩ | ৪ | ৫ | ৬ | ৭ | ৮ | ৯ |
Gujarati | ૦ | ૧ | ૨ | ૩ | ૪ | ૫ | ૬ | ૭ | ૮ | ૯ |
Gunjala Gondi | 𑶠 | 𑶡 | 𑶢 | 𑶣 | 𑶤 | 𑶥 | 𑶦 | 𑶧 | 𑶨 | 𑶩 |
Gurmukhi | ੦ | ੧ | ੨ | ੩ | ੪ | ੫ | ੬ | ੭ | ੮ | ੯ |
Hanifi Rohingya | 𐴰 | 𐴱 | 𐴲 | 𐴳 | 𐴴 | 𐴵 | 𐴶 | 𐴷 | 𐴸 | 𐴹 |
Javanese | ꧐ | ꧑ | ꧒ | ꧓ | ꧔ | ꧕ | ꧖ | ꧗ | ꧘ | ꧙ |
Kannada | ೦ | ೧ | ೨ | ೩ | ೪ | ೫ | ೬ | ೭ | ೮ | ೯ |
Kawi | 𑽐 | 𑽑 | 𑽒 | 𑽓 | 𑽔 | 𑽕 | 𑽖 | 𑽗 | 𑽘 | 𑽙 |
Kayah Li | ꤀ | ꤁ | ꤂ | ꤃ | ꤄ | ꤅ | ꤆ | ꤇ | ꤈ | ꤉ |
Khmer | ០ | ១ | ២ | ៣ | ៤ | ៥ | ៦ | ៧ | ៨ | ៩ |
Khudawadi | 𑋰 | 𑋱 | 𑋲 | 𑋳 | 𑋴 | 𑋵 | 𑋶 | 𑋷 | 𑋸 | 𑋹 |
Lao | ໐ | ໑ | ໒ | ໓ | ໔ | ໕ | ໖ | ໗ | ໘ | ໙ |
Lepcha | ᱀ | ᱁ | ᱂ | ᱃ | ᱄ | ᱅ | ᱆ | ᱇ | ᱈ | ᱉ |
Limbu | ᥆ | ᥇ | ᥈ | ᥉ | ᥊ | ᥋ | ᥌ | ᥍ | ᥎ | ᥏ |
Malayalam | ൦ | ൧ | ൨ | ൩ | ൪ | ൫ | ൬ | ൭ | ൮ | ൯ |
Masaram Gondi | 𑵐 | 𑵑 | 𑵒 | 𑵓 | 𑵔 | 𑵕 | 𑵖 | 𑵗 | 𑵘 | 𑵙 |
Meetei Mayek | ꯰ | ꯱ | ꯲ | ꯳ | ꯴ | ꯵ | ꯶ | ꯷ | ꯸ | ꯹ |
Modi | 𑙐 | 𑙑 | 𑙒 | 𑙓 | 𑙔 | 𑙕 | 𑙖 | 𑙗 | 𑙘 | 𑙙 |
Mongolian | ᠐ | ᠑ | ᠒ | ᠓ | ᠔ | ᠕ | ᠖ | ᠗ | ᠘ | ᠙ |
Mro | 𖩠 | 𖩡 | 𖩢 | 𖩣 | 𖩤 | 𖩥 | 𖩦 | 𖩧 | 𖩨 | 𖩩 |
Nag Mundari | 𞓰 | 𞓱 | 𞓲 | 𞓳 | 𞓴 | 𞓵 | 𞓶 | 𞓷 | 𞓸 | 𞓹 |
New Tai Lue | ᧐ | ᧑
common ᧚ Tham |
᧒ | ᧓ | ᧔ | ᧕ | ᧖ | ᧗ | ᧘ | ᧙ |
Newa | 𑑐 | 𑑑 | 𑑒 | 𑑓 | 𑑔 | 𑑕 | 𑑖 | 𑑗 | 𑑘 | 𑑙 |
N'ko | ߀ | ߁ | ߂ | ߃ | ߄ | ߅ | ߆ | ߇ | ߈ | ߉ |
Nyakeng Puachue Hmong | 𞅀 | 𞅁 | 𞅂 | 𞅃 | 𞅄 | 𞅅 | 𞅆 | 𞅇 | 𞅈 | 𞅉 |
Ol Chiki | ᱐ | ᱑ | ᱒ | ᱓ | ᱔ | ᱕ | ᱖ | ᱗ | ᱘ | ᱙ |
Oriya | ୦ | ୧ | ୨ | ୩ | ୪ | ୫ | ୬ | ୭ | ୮ | ୯ |
Osmanya | 𐒠 | 𐒡 | 𐒢 | 𐒣 | 𐒤 | 𐒥 | 𐒦 | 𐒧 | 𐒨 | 𐒩 |
Pahawh Hmong | 𖭐 | 𖭑 | 𖭒 | 𖭓 | 𖭔 | 𖭕 | 𖭖 | 𖭗 | 𖭘 | 𖭙 |
Saurashtra | ꣐ | ꣑ | ꣒ | ꣓ | ꣔ | ꣕ | ꣖ | ꣗ | ꣘ | ꣙ |
Shan | ႐ | ႑ | ႒ | ႓ | ႔ | ႕ | ႖ | ႗ | ႘ | ႙ |
Sharada | 𑇐 | 𑇑 | 𑇒 | 𑇓 | 𑇔 | 𑇕 | 𑇖 | 𑇗 | 𑇘 | 𑇙 |
Sinhala | ෦ | 𑇡 | 𑇢 | 𑇣 | 𑇤 | 𑇥 | 𑇦 | 𑇧 | 𑇨 | 𑇩 |
Sora Sompeng | 𑃰 | 𑃱 | 𑃲 | 𑃳 | 𑃴 | 𑃵 | 𑃶 | 𑃷 | 𑃸 | 𑃹 |
Sundanese | ᮰ | ᮱ | ᮲ | ᮳ | ᮴ | ᮵ | ᮶ | ᮷ | ᮸ | ᮹ |
Tai Laing | ꧰ | ꧱ | ꧲ | ꧳ | ꧴ | ꧵ | ꧶ | ꧷ | ꧸ | ꧹ |
Tai Tham | ᪐ | ᪑ | ᪒ | ᪓ | ᪔ | ᪕ | ᪖ | ᪗ | ᪘ | ᪙ |
Tai Tham Hora | ᪀ | ᪁ | ᪂ | ᪃ | ᪄ | ᪅ | ᪆ | ᪇ | ᪈ | ᪉ |
Takri | 𑛀 | 𑛁 | 𑛂 | 𑛃 | 𑛄 | 𑛅 | 𑛆 | 𑛇 | 𑛈 | 𑛉 |
Tamil | ௦ | ௧ | ௨ | ௩ | ௪ | ௫ | ௬ | ௭ | ௮ | ௯ |
Tangsa | 𖫀 | 𖫁 | 𖫂 | 𖫃 | 𖫄 | 𖫅 | 𖫆 | 𖫇 | 𖫈 | 𖫉 |
Telugu | ౦ | ౧ | ౨ | ౩ | ౪ | ౫ | ౬ | ౭ | ౮ | ౯ |
Tibetan | ༠ | ༡ | ༢ | ༣ | ༤ | ༥ | ༦ | ༧ | ༨ | ༩ |
Tirhuta | 𑓐 | 𑓑 | 𑓒 | 𑓓 | 𑓔 | 𑓕 | 𑓖 | 𑓗 | 𑓘 | 𑓙 |
Thai | ๐ | ๑ | ๒ | ๓ | ๔ | ๕ | ๖ | ๗ | ๘ | ๙ |
Vai | ꘠ | ꘡ | ꘢ | ꘣ | ꘤ | ꘥ | ꘦ | ꘧ | ꘨ | ꘩ |
Wancho | 𞋰 | 𞋱 | 𞋲 | 𞋳 | 𞋴 | 𞋵 | 𞋶 | 𞋷 | 𞋸 | 𞋹 |
Warang Citi | 𑣠 | 𑣡 | 𑣢 | 𑣣 | 𑣤 | 𑣥 | 𑣦 | 𑣧 | 𑣨 | 𑣩 |
Western Arabic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
European, North African, West Asian
In this type of numeral systems, each note represents a value. The largest value is written first, second largest next, and so on. Multipliers added to some notes also exist in some systems.
Arabic | Armenian | Coptic | Cyrillic | Ge'ez | Georgian | Greek | Hebrew | Latin | |
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1 | ا | Ա | Ⲁ | А | ፩ | ა | Α | א | I |
2 | ب
common پ Persian-Urdu |
Բ | Ⲃ | В | ፪ | ბ | Β | ב | |
3 | ج
common چ Persian-Urdu |
Գ | Ⲅ | Г | ፫ | გ | Γ | ג | |
4 | د | Դ | Ⲇ | Д | ፬ | დ | Δ | ד | |
5 | ه | Ե | Ⲉ | Є
Е |
፭ | ე | Ε | ה | V |
6 | و | Զ | Ⲋ | Ѕ
Ꙃ Ꙅ |
፮ | ვ | Ϛ
Ϝ |
ו | |
7 | ز
common ژ Persian-Urdu |
Է | Ⲍ | З
Ꙁ |
፯ | ზ | Ζ | ז | |
8 | ح | Ը | Ⲏ | И | ፰ | ჱ | Η | ח | |
9 | ط | Թ | Ⲑ | Ѳ | ፱ | თ | Θ | ט | |
10 | ي | Ժ | Ⲓ | І
Ї |
፲ | ი | Ι | י | X |
20 | ك
common گ Persian-Urdu |
Ի | Ⲕ | К | ፳ | კ | Κ | כ
ך |
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30 | ل | Լ | Ⲗ | Л | ፴ | ლ | Λ | ל | |
40 | م | Խ | Ⲙ | М | ፵ | მ | Μ | מ
ם |
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50 | ن | Ծ | Ⲛ | Н | ፶ | ნ | Ν | נ
ן |
L |
60 | س | Կ | Ⲝ | Ѯ
Ч |
፷ | ჲ | Ξ | ס | |
70 | ع | Հ | Ⲟ | Ѻ
О |
፸ | ო | Ο | ע | |
80 | ف | Ձ | Ⲡ | П | ፹ | პ | Π | פ
ף |
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90 | ص | Ղ | Ϥ | Ч
Ҁ |
፺ | ჟ | Ϟ
Ϙ |
צ
ץ |
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100 | ق | Ճ | Ⲣ | Р | რ | Ρ | ק | C | |
200 | ر | Մ | Ⲥ | С | ს | Σ | ר | ||
300 | ش | Յ | Ⲧ | Т | ტ | Τ | ש | ||
400 | ت | Ն | Ⲩ | У
Ѵ Ꙋ |
ჳ
უ |
Υ | ת | ||
500 | ث | Շ | Ⲫ | Ф | ფ | Φ | ך | D | |
600 | خ | Ո | Ⲭ | Х | ქ | Χ | ם | ||
700 | ذ | Չ | Ⲯ | Ѱ | ღ | Ψ | ן | ||
800 | ض | Պ | Ⲱ | Ѡ
Ѿ Ꙍ |
ყ | Ω | ף | ||
900 | ظ | Ջ | Ⳁ | Ц
Ѧ |
შ | Ϡ
Ͳ |
ץ | ||
1000 | غ | Ռ | ჩ | ,Α | M | ||||
2000 | Ս | ც | ,Β | ||||||
3000 | Ս | ძ | ,Γ | ||||||
4000 | Տ | წ | ,Δ | ||||||
5000 | Ր | ჭ | ,Ε | ||||||
6000 | Ց | ხ | ,Ϛ
,Ϝ |
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7000 | Ւ | ჴ | ,Ζ | ||||||
8000 | Փ | ჯ | ,Η | ||||||
9000 | Ք | ჰ | ,Θ | ||||||
10000 | ჵ |
Armenian | Cyrillic | Ge'ez | Hebrew | |
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×10 | ||||
×100 | ፻ | |||
×1000 | ҂ | ' | ||
×10000 | ‾ | ⃝ | ፼ | |
×100000 | ҈ | |||
×1000000 | ҉ | |||
×10000000 | ꙰ | |||
×100000000 | ꙱ | |||
×1000000000 | ꙲ |
East Asian
In this type of writing systems, numbers are represented in the language itself.
The current scale is called “myriad scale”, which treats “myriad” as a higher unit.
Chinese | Japanese | Korean | |
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0 | 〇(ㄌㄧㄥˊ) | 〇(れい) | 〇 (령) |
1 | 一(ㄧ) | 一(いち) | 一 (일) |
2 | 二(ㄦˋ) | 二(に) | 二 (이) |
3 | 三(ㄙㄢ) | 三(さん) | 三 (삼) |
4 | 四(ㄙˋ) | 四(し) | 四 (사) |
5 | 五(ㄨˇ) | 五(ご) | 五 (오) |
6 | 六(ㄌㄧㄡˋ) | 六(ろく) | 六 (륙) |
7 | 七(ㄑㄧ) | 七(しち) | 七 (칠) |
8 | 八(ㄅㄚ) | 八(はち) | 八 (팔) |
9 | 九(ㄐㄧㄡˇ) | 九(きゅう) | 九 (규) |
10
×10 |
十(ㄕˊ) | 十(じゅう) | 十 (십) |
100
×100 |
百(ㄅㄞˇ) | 百(ひゃく) | 百 (백) |
1000
×1000 |
千(ㄑㄧㄢ) | 千(せん) | 千 (천) |
×100001 | 萬/万(ㄨㄢˋ) | 万(まん) | 萬 (만) |
×100002 | 億/亿(ㄧˋ) | 億(おく) | 億 (억) |
×100003 | 兆(ㄓㄠˋ) | 兆(ちょう) | 兆 (조) |
×100004 | 京(ㄐㄧㄥ) | 京(けい) | 京 (경) |
×100005 | 垓(ㄍㄞ) | 垓(がい) | 垓 (해) |
×100006 | 秭(ㄗˇ) | 秭(し) | 秭 (자) |
×100007 | 穰(ㄖㄤˊ) | 穰(じょう) | 穰 (양) |
×100008 | 溝/沟(ㄍㄡ) | 溝(こう) | 溝 (구) |
×100009 | 澗/涧(ㄐㄧㄢˋ) | 澗(かん) | 澗 (간) |
×1000010 | 正(ㄓㄥˋ) | 正(せい) | 正 (정) |
×1000011 | 載/载(ㄗㄞˋ) | 載(さい) | 載 (재) |
×1000012 | 極/极(ㄐㄧˊ) | 極(ごく) | 極 (극) |
×1000013 | 恆河沙/恒河沙(ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ) | 恒河沙(ごうがしゃ) | 恒河沙 (항하사) |
×1000014 | 阿僧祇(ㄚ ㄙㄥ ㄑㄧˊ) | 阿僧祇(あそうぎ) | 阿僧祇 (아승기) |
×1000015 | 那由他(ㄋㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄚ) | 那由他(なゆた) | 那由他 (나유타) |
×1000016 | 不可思議/不可思议(ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄙ ㄧˋ) | 不可思議(ふかしぎ) | 不可思議 (불가사의) |
×1000017 | 無量大數/无量大数(ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨˋ) | 無量大数(むりょうたいすう) | 無量大數 (무량대수) |
American
In these writing systems, each number is represented by a note and vigesimal is adopted.
Kaktovik | Mayan | |
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0 | 𝋀 | 𝋠 |
1 | 𝋁 | 𝋡 |
2 | 𝋂 | 𝋢 |
3 | 𝋃 | 𝋣 |
4 | 𝋄 | 𝋤 |
5 | 𝋅 | 𝋥 |
6 | 𝋆 | 𝋦 |
7 | 𝋇 | 𝋧 |
8 | 𝋈 | 𝋨 |
9 | 𝋉 | 𝋩 |
10 | 𝋊 | 𝋪 |
11 | 𝋋 | 𝋫 |
12 | 𝋌 | 𝋬 |
13 | 𝋍 | 𝋭 |
14 | 𝋎 | 𝋮 |
15 | 𝋏 | 𝋯 |
16 | 𝋐 | 𝋰 |
17 | 𝋑 | 𝋱 |
18 | 𝋒 | 𝋲 |
19 | 𝋓 | 𝋳 |
Mesopotamian
This is the earliest numeral system. It adopts sexagesimal, which is represented by “1” and “5”.
1 | 𒐕 |
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2 | 𒐖 |
3 | 𒐈 |
4 | 𒐉 |
5 | 𒐊 |
6 | 𒐋 |
7 | 𒐌 |
8 | 𒐍 |
9 | 𒐎 |
10 | 𒌋 |
20 | 𒎙 |
30 | 𒌍 |
40 | 𒐏 |
50 | 𒐐 |
Tally Marks
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Gestures
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Note: When posing 6 to 9, tips of stretching fingers of the hand fewer than 5 touch the palm of the hand of 5.