苏州码子

Traditional form:

蘇州碼子

Pinyin (reading):

Sūzhōumǎzi

Definitions:

• Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
• also called 草碼／草码 (cǎomǎ)

Characters:

• 苏 - to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations
• 州 - state, province, prefecture
• 码 - number, numeral, symbol; yard
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Traditional characters:

• 蘇 - to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations
• 州 - state, province, prefecture
• 碼 - number, numeral, symbol; yard
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing