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The Number System of Wu Chinese
This page is based on An introduction to the language of Shanghai (written in Japanese).
Wu Chinese is a language spoken in and around Shanghai. It is different from Mandarin, even though they share the same characters. Unlike other Chinese languages, Wu Chinese has a single word for twenty.
Number | Character | Reading | Meaning
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0 |  | lin | 0
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1 |  | yik | 1
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2 |  | ni | 2
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3 |  | se | 3
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4 |  | si | 4
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5 |  | gn | 5
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6 |  | lok | 6
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7 |  | qik | 7
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8 |  | bak | 8
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9 |  | jioe | 9
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10 |  | zhek | 10
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11 |   | zhekyik | 10 + 1
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12 |   | zhekni | 10 + 2
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13 |   | zhekse | 10 + 3
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14 |   | zheksi | 10 + 4
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15 |   | zhekgn | 10 + 5
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16 |   | zheklok | 10 + 6
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17 |   | zhekqik | 10 + 7
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18 |   | zhekbak | 10 + 8
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19 |   | zhekjioe | 10 + 9
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20 |  | nie | 20
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21 |   | nieyik | 20 + 1
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22 |   | nieni | 20 + 2
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23 |   | niese | 20 + 3
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24 |   | niesi | 20 + 4
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25 |   | niegn | 20 + 5
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26 |   | nielok | 20 + 6
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27 |   | nieqik | 20 + 7
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28 |   | niebak | 20 + 8
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29 |   | niejioe | 20 + 9
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30 |   | sezhek | 3 × 10
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31 |    | sezhekyik | 3 × 10 + 1
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32 |    | sezhekni | 3 × 10 + 2
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33 |    | sezhekse | 3 × 10 + 3
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34 |    | sezheksi | 3 × 10 + 4
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35 |    | sezhekgn | 3 × 10 + 5
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36 |    | sezheklok | 3 × 10 + 6
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37 |    | sezhekqik | 3 × 10 + 7
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38 |    | sezhekbak | 3 × 10 + 8
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39 |    | sezhekjioe | 3 × 10 + 9
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40 |   | sizhek | 4 × 10
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41 |    | sizhekyik | 4 × 10 + 1
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42 |    | sizhekni | 4 × 10 + 2
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43 |    | sizhekse | 4 × 10 + 3
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44 |    | sizheksi | 4 × 10 + 4
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45 |    | sizhekgn | 4 × 10 + 5
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46 |    | sizheklok | 4 × 10 + 6
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47 |    | sizhekqik | 4 × 10 + 7
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48 |    | sizhekbak | 4 × 10 + 8
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49 |    | sizhekjioe | 4 × 10 + 9
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50 |   | gnzhek | 5 × 10
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51 |    | gnzhekyik | 5 × 10 + 1
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52 |    | gnzhekni | 5 × 10 + 2
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53 |    | gnzhekse | 5 × 10 + 3
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54 |    | gnzheksi | 5 × 10 + 4
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55 |    | gnzhekgn | 5 × 10 + 5
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56 |    | gnzheklok | 5 × 10 + 6
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57 |    | gnzhekqik | 5 × 10 + 7
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58 |    | gnzhekbak | 5 × 10 + 8
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59 |    | gnzhekjioe | 5 × 10 + 9
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60 |   | lokzhek | 6 × 10
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61 |    | lokzhekyik | 6 × 10 + 1
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62 |    | lokzhekni | 6 × 10 + 2
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63 |    | lokzhekse | 6 × 10 + 3
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64 |    | lokzheksi | 6 × 10 + 4
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65 |    | lokzhekgn | 6 × 10 + 5
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66 |    | lokzheklok | 6 × 10 + 6
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67 |    | lokzhekqik | 6 × 10 + 7
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68 |    | lokzhekbak | 6 × 10 + 8
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69 |    | lokzhekjioe | 6 × 10 + 9
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70 |   | qikzhek | 7 × 10
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71 |    | qikzhekyik | 7 × 10 + 1
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72 |    | qikzhekni | 7 × 10 + 2
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73 |    | qikzhekse | 7 × 10 + 3
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74 |    | qikzheksi | 7 × 10 + 4
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75 |    | qikzhekgn | 7 × 10 + 5
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76 |    | qikzheklok | 7 × 10 + 6
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77 |    | qikzhekqik | 7 × 10 + 7
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78 |    | qikzhekbak | 7 × 10 + 8
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79 |    | qikzhekjioe | 7 × 10 + 9
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80 |   | bakzhek | 8 × 10
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81 |    | bakzhekyik | 8 × 10 + 1
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82 |    | bakzhekni | 8 × 10 + 2
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83 |    | bakzhekse | 8 × 10 + 3
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84 |    | bakzheksi | 8 × 10 + 4
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85 |    | bakzhekgn | 8 × 10 + 5
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86 |    | bakzheklok | 8 × 10 + 6
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87 |    | bakzhekqik | 8 × 10 + 7
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88 |    | bakzhekbak | 8 × 10 + 8
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89 |    | bakzhekjioe | 8 × 10 + 9
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90 |   | jioezhek | 9 × 10
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91 |    | jioezhekyik | 9 × 10 + 1
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92 |    | jioezhekni | 9 × 10 + 2
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93 |    | jioezhekse | 9 × 10 + 3
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94 |    | jioezheksi | 9 × 10 + 4
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95 |    | jioezhekgn | 9 × 10 + 5
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96 |    | jioezheklok | 9 × 10 + 6
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97 |    | jioezhekqik | 9 × 10 + 7
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98 |    | jioezhekbak | 9 × 10 + 8
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99 |    | jioezhekjioe | 9 × 10 + 9
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100 |   | yikbak | 1 × 100
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