What 〩 means
It means nine in Suzhou commercial notation.
The system adapted Chinese counting-rod notation, number writing with rod-like strokes, for handwritten prices and accounts. It may have originated in Song China and later spread through bookkeeping under the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republican era. In multi-digit figures, forms for one through three switch between horizontal and vertical according to place. A 2022 report shows examples in Hong Kong markets, restaurant listings, minibus fare charts, and invoices.
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Who writes 〩
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Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 〩 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 〩
- Also called
- Suzhou numerals · huama · flower numbers
- Search it as
- 〩 · suzhoumazi · 花码 · 花碼 · Hangzhou numeral
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
〩\3029Codes and encoding1 code points
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