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弌

Character · NumeralTraditional壹

one (formal/banker's numeral)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

numeral

one; the formal/banker's numeral for 一

formal

Used in financial documents, checks, contracts, and formal writing to prevent alteration of numbers (e.g., changing 一 to 二 or 三 is easier than altering 壹). Also used in literary or emphatic contexts.

Qǐng请
tián填
xiě写
Yī壹
wàn万
yuán元
zhěng整
 。

Please write 'Ten Thousand Yuan Only'.

Yī壹
èr贰
sān叁
sì肆
wǔ伍
lù陆
qī柒
bā捌
jiǔ玖
shí拾

The formal/banker's numerals for 1-10

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Yī壹
yán言
jiǔ九
dǐng鼎

One word weighs as much as nine tripods (a promise is binding)