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Q: What did the Chinese use their number system for?
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Where does the Chinese number system originate?

The Chinese number systems derived from the number systems that were in use in the Shang Dynasty.


What is the base of the Chinese number system?

The base of the Chinese number system is ten.


When was Chinese number system invented?

The Chinese number system was invented in the 4th centaury.


Does the Chinese number system use zero?

Yes, it is 零 (pronounced: ling)


What system did the governments use to limit the number of Chinese Immigrants?

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Is the Chinese number system still in use?

Chinese numeral characters, which are part of the written Chinese language, are still in use. Arabic numerals are also widely used in China.


Is the Japanese numbering system different from the Chinese numbering system?

yes it is different. the Japanese number system is the Chinese number system but the Japanese changed it to make it unique.


Where was the Chinese number system invented?

in china


Where was the Japanese number system invented?

The Japanese gave up their original number system more them a thousand years ago. They now use the Chinese number system. It is almost the same but the Japanese have added a few strokes to the numbers and have a different pronunciation to make their number system unique.


What does Chinese number system mean?

The Chinese number system is one of the oldest number systems. It has been around scince the 4th century. The numbers are represented by the horisontal and vertical lines.


What represented zero in ancient Chinese numerals?

There was no zero in ancient Chinese numerals. The ancient Chinese number system was not a positional system, so there was no need for a zero.


Who were the first people to use the zero and the decimal system?

The first people to use the decimal system and the number zero WERE NOT THE CHINESE! I am learning about this in school. The ancient Hindu's invented them during the Gupta Empire.