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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *零* | 零* | *零
zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *一* | 一* | *一
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *洞* | 洞* | *洞
cave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *繁* | 繁* | *繁
complicated / many / in great numbers / abbr. for 繁體|繁体, traditional form of Chinese characters
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
(idiom) making up a group; forming a troupe; in large numbers; as a large crowd
characters and numbers (as used in a code) / alphanumeric code / serial number
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless
to count numbers / to keep to one's word / to hold (i.e. to remain valid) / to count (i.e. to be important)
to stand in great numbers
to arrive in huge numbers / to flock there
in groups / large numbers of / grouping
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers.
consecutive serial numbers / chain (of supermarkets, hotels etc) / hyphen
the 12 earthly branches , , , , , , , , , , , , used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
in large numbers / in force / lit. clouds bubbling up
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers
lit. to play the yu mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products / to masquerade as having an ability / token member of a group
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
to add up (numbers) / (fig.) to put together (several things of the same type, e.g. skills)
sequence of numbers / numerical series
to reduce troop numbers / disarmament
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麇* | 麇* | *麇
(literary) in large numbers; thronging
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *么* | 么* | *么
youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of , to shout
to reinforce / to increase troop numbers / reinforcements / extra troops
the 10 heavenly stems , , , , , , , , , , used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
degree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc) / decline / drop
set of real numbers
the 12 earthly branches , , , , , , , , , , , (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
over ten thousand / fig. untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
field of rational numbers (math.), usually denoted by Q
real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
number field (math.) / subfield of the field of complex numbers
method of counting (e.g. decimal or Roman numbers)
set of rational numbers (math.)
Book of Numbers / Fourth Book of Moses
numerical answer (to a question in math.) / (Tw) (of troops) to shout numbers or phrases in unison (to keep in step or maintain morale)
the set of natural numbers (math.)
field of complex numbers (math.), usually denoted by C
to come forth in large numbers
system of writing numbers to a base, such as decimal or binary (math)


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