cǎo

technical

Meaning of 草码

草码 means Suzhou numerals (traditional Chinese numeral system). Pronounced cǎo mǎ.

  • Suzhou numerals (traditional Chinese numeral system)

Definitions & Examples

Zài
dài
zhàng
běn
zhōng
 
cháng
jiàn
yòng
cǎo
shù
 

Suzhou numerals were commonly used to record numbers in ancient account books.

xiē
lǎo
pái
biǎn
huò
chuán
tǒng
shì
chǎng
de
jià
biāo
qiān
shàng
hái
bǎo
liú
zhe
cǎo
 

Some old plaques or price tags in traditional markets still retain Suzhou numerals.

Measure Words

/ tào
Primary
/ zhǒng