Unlike English, The Chinese number system is very logical and straightforward. It doesn’t require you to learn unique words for multiples of ten such as twenty, thirty, forty, and so on….Chinese Numbers Are Easier Than English Numbers.

0	零	líng
5	五	wǔ
6	六	liù
7	七	qī
8	八	bā

Number System (數字系統)

1. 一(壹) yī
2. 二(Traditional:貳) èr.
3. 三(Traditional:叁) sān.
4. 四(肆) sì
5. 五(伍) wǔ
6. 六(Traditional:陸) liù
7. 七(柒) qī
8. 八(捌) bā

Counting from 1 to 10 in Chinese

1. 1 一 yī one.
2. 2 二 èr two.
3. 3 三 sān three.
4. 4 四 sì four.
5. 5 五 wǔ five.
6. 6 六 lìu six.
7. 7 七 qī seven.
8. 8 八 bā eight.

Learning numbers and counting in Chinese is simplified because the Chinese number system is extremely regular. The entire number system is based on counting the number of tens and then adding the ones. For example, 11 is shíyî, which is 10 (shí) plus 1 (yî); 21 is èrshíyī, which is 2 (èr) times 10 (shí) plus 1 (yî).

4

3 (三), pronounced san, is considered lucky due to its similarity in sound to the word that means birth. Additionally, this number represents the three stages in the life of humans – birth, marriage, death – that adds to its importance in Chinese culture.

5 (五, WǓ) – LUCKY/UNLUCKY The number 5 is associated with both good luck and bad luck depending on context. Since 五 sounds similar to 无 (wú), which means “not” or “without” in Chinese, it can be viewed as bad luck.

The number 13 is considered unlucky in the western world, but not so in Chinese. Quite the opposite, the number 13 is considered lucky by the Chinese people. If the sound of a particular number is associated with a happy, positive word, it is considered lucky, and the opposite is also true.

The number 13 is synonymous with bad luck. It’s considered unlucky to have 13 guests at a dinner party, many buildings don’t have a 13th floor and most people avoid getting married or buying a house on a day marked by this dreaded number.

The number 13 symbolizes good omens for the United States. The republic was founded by the original 13 colonies. Hence the 13 red and white stripes on the U.S. flag and the 13 olive leaves and stars on the seal of the United States of America.

France: 13 was traditionally considered a lucky number in France prior to the First World War, and was used in numerical form as a good luck symbol on postcards and charms.

There are six unlucky numbers in Japanese. Traditionally, 4 is unlucky because it is sometimes pronounced shi, which is the word for death. The number 13 is occasionally thought of as unlucky, although this is imported from Western culture.

The number 13 brings the test, the suffering and the death. It symbolises the death to the matter or to oneself and the birth to the spirit: the passage on a higher level of existence. (In Tarot, no. 13 card is named as Death, but it mostly means death of a struggling period and new beginning s.

And that is why people think 13 is an unlucky number. However, if you shift this perspective to the east, then you will be surprised that 13 is actually considered to be lucky. Especially in countries like Thailand and India, 13 is considered to be fortunate and 13th day is considered to be a lucky day.

Ever wonder why you’ve never stayed in a hotel room on the 13th floor? The answer is simple: The floor doesn’t exist. It all comes down to triskaidekaphobia, or the fear of the number 13.

The usual ordinal form is “twelfth” but “dozenth” or “duodecimal” (from the Latin word) is also used in some contexts, particularly base-12 numeration. Similarly, a group of twelve things is usually a “dozen” but may also be referred to as a “dodecad” or “duodecad”.

Name. Eleven derives from the Old English ęndleofon which is first attested in Bede’s late 9th-century Ecclesiastical History of the English People.

numeral systems Thus, eleven comes from Old English endleofan, literally meaning “[ten and] one left [over],” and twelve from twelf, meaning “two left”; the endings -teen and -ty both refer to ten, and hundred comes originally from a pre-Greek term meaning “ten times [ten].”

In numerology, some New Age believers often link 11:11 to chance or coincidence. It is an example of synchronicity. For instance, those who are seeing 11:11 on a clock often claim it as an auspicious sign or signaling a spirit presence.

Seventeen

Teen numbers are the numbers 11 to 19. As your child explores groups of 11 to 19 objects, he or she will learn to recognize that teen numbers are made up of a ten and some more. For example, 16 can be thought of as 10 and 6 more.

A teenager, or teen, is someone who is between 13 and 19 years old. They are called teenagers because their age number ends with “teen”. The word “teenager” is often associated with adolescence.

A 15-year-old is an adolescent — no longer a child, but not yet an adult either. There are lots of physical changes, but it’s also a time of big intellectual, social, and emotional development. While it can vary from girl to girl, there are common milestones to look for.

A tween (pre-teen) is a child who’s between the stages of childhood and adolescence. Children enter their tween years somewhere around ages 9 to 12 years old. The exact range can vary, with some children exhibiting signs as early as 8 years of age. Some tweens may be in this stage until they’re 13 years old.