Meaning of 苏州码子
苏州码子 means Suzhou numerals; traditional Chinese commercial numeral symbols used in pre-modern commerce. Pronounced Sū zhōu mǎ zi.
- Suzhou numerals; traditional Chinese commercial numeral symbols used in pre-modern commerce
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
běn本
lǎo老
zhàng账
bù簿
shàng上
mì密
mi密
má麻
má麻
xiě写
mǎn满
le了
Sū苏
zhōu州
mǎ码
zi子
。
This old ledger is densely filled with Suzhou numerals.
Sū苏
zhōu州
mǎ码
zi子
yě也
jiào叫
cǎo草
mǎ码
,
shì是
yǐ以
qián前
shāng商
rén人
jì记
zhàng账
yòng用
de的
shù数
zì字
fú符
hào号
。
Suzhou numerals are also called cao ma, numerical symbols used by merchants for bookkeeping in the past.
Xué学
huì会
rèn认
Sū苏
zhōu州
mǎ码
zi子
duì对
yán研
jiū究
míng明
qīng清
shí时
qī期
de的
shāng商
yè业
wén文
shū书
hěn很
yǒu有
bāng帮
zhù助
。
Learning to recognize Suzhou numerals is very helpful for studying commercial documents from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Sū苏
zhōu州
mǎ码
zi子
de的
xiě写
fǎ法
bǐ比
Ā阿
lā拉
bó伯
shù数
zì字
fù复
zá杂
,
dàn但
bù不
róng容
yì易
bèi被
tú涂
gǎi改
。
Suzhou numerals are more complex to write than Arabic numerals, but they are not easily altered (forged).
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
种/ zhǒng
Primary
套/ tào