About
About Numbers in Chinese
A reference for Mandarin Chinese numbers, written for learners and for the teachers who set them work.
What is here
How Mandarin numbers are built and said, from 零 to 一百万, in simplified characters and Hanyu Pinyin; the places learners go wrong; the numbers in daily use (dates, prices, phone numbers); the cultural meanings people attach to numbers; and, for classrooms, a one-page 1-100 chart and a worksheet generator with separate answer keys.
How the content is made
Every number the site prints comes from one engine, checked against an independent re-derivation for every value from 0 to 1,000,000; the method and each decision are on How we check. Each page names the sources its facts come from, mostly the two Chinese national standards on pinyin spelling and on numerals, published grammars and dictionaries, and reference articles where the topic is cultural rather than grammatical.
Who publishes it
numbersinchinese.com is published by Digital Signet, a UK company that runs a set of reference and calculator sites, including sister sites on numbers in French and Japanese. It is independent: it is not affiliated with any school, examination board, textbook publisher, government body or Chinese-language institute, and it carries no advertising.
Corrections
If you find a number, a tone mark or a claim you believe is wrong, the contact routes on the Digital Signet site reach the team; please say which page and what your source says. Corrections are made in the engine or the page and recorded with the date.
Disclaimer
The rules here describe standard Mandarin as set out in the sources named on each page. Usage varies by region and speaker, and examinations may expect particular forms; check against your own course or exam board where it matters. Last updated 8 October 2026.