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二十三 (èr shí sān) — twenty-three

Definition

numeral
twenty-three

Examples

  • 二十三。
    Wǒ jīn nián èr shí sān suì.
    I am 23 years old.
  • 二十三。
    Wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí sān gè xué shēng.
    Our class has 23 students.
  • 二十三。
    Tā zuò èr shí sān lù gōng jiāo chē qù shàng bān.
    He takes bus number 23 to go to work.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

二十twenty
二èrtwo十shíten
偏正Modifier + head
三sānthree

二十三 adds 二十 (twenty) and 三 (three).

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

Open 二 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The early shape 十 was mostly a single vertical stroke, sometimes with a dot, and later gained a horizontal stroke to form a cross. For the number ten, it marked the next digit above one.

Open 十 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.

Open 三 →
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