什 (shén) — ten (used in financial contexts to prevent forgery)
Definition
In modern Chinese, 什 (shén) only appears as part of 什么 ("what") — it is not a standalone numeral. The "ten" sense is an archaic financial writing convention for 拾 to prevent check forgery.
numeral
ten (used in financial contexts to prevent forgery)
Easily confused
- 汁zhīlook-alikejuice
- 神shénsound-alike(noun) deity, god; spirit, soul
- 仕shìlook-alike(bound form) to serve as an official; office-holding (in literary/formal contexts)
- 甚shénsound-alikevery, extremely; more (than)
- 计jìlook-alike(verb) to calculate, to count; to plan
- 叶xiélook-alikeharmonize; be in harmony (literary, bound form)
Examples
- 什。Qǐng zài dà xiě jīn é chù xiě shén yuán zhěng.Please write ten yuan in capital letters on the amount line.
- 什。Hé tong jīn é dà xiě wèi shén yuán.The contract amount in capital letters is ten yuan.
- 什。Qǐng yòng dà xiě shù zì tián xiě shén yuán.Please fill in ten yuan using capital numerals.
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