What 〤 means
“Hangzhou” is Unicode’s label; historical sources call the set Suzhou numerals.
The set is a surviving variation of Chinese counting-rod numerals—small sticks arranged to show numbers. The same rod tradition underlies the bead-frame abacus. Merchants and bookkeepers used these compact forms for prices and accounts.
It may have emerged in China’s Song dynasty (960–1279), then spread with the abacus in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911). Arabic numerals largely displaced it in mainland China from the late 19th century. As of 2015, it still appeared occasionally in Hong Kong and Macau.
A specialist commercial numeral; ordinary Chinese writing uses 四.
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Who writes 〤
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 〤 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 〤
- Also called
- Suzhou mazi · caoma
- Search it as
- Suzhou numerals · Hangzhou numeral · Chinese price notation
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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