zǐ秭
秭
common
place
Meaning of 秭
秭 means an ancient Chinese numeral equal to one trillion (10^12); used in the place name Zigui (a county in Hubei Province). Pronounced zǐ.
- an ancient Chinese numeral equal to one trillion (10^12)
- used in the place name Zigui (a county in Hubei Province)
Character Info
Radical禾
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Stroke Order
秭
Definitions & Examples
《
Shù数
shù术
jì记
yí遗
》
zhōng中
jì记
zài载
，
wàn万
wàn万
wéi为
yì亿
，
wàn万
yì亿
wéi为
zhào兆
，
wàn万
zhào兆
wéi为
jīng京
，
wàn万
jīng京
wéi为
gāi垓
，
wàn万
gāi垓
wéi为
zǐ秭
。
The ancient text 'Shushu Jiyi' records: 'Ten thousand times ten thousand is yi, ten thousand yi is zhao, ten thousand zhao is jing, ten thousand jing is gai, and ten thousand gai is zi.'
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
shù数
xué学
tǐ体
xì系
zhōng中
，
zǐ秭
shì是
yī一
gè个
jí极
dà大
de的
jì计
shù数
dān单
wèi位
。
In ancient mathematical systems, zi was an extremely large counting unit.