Numbers

Below is a table of numbers in Regular Script (kǎi shū) from zero (líng) through to ten (shí) followed by a thousand (qiān) for you to practice:

Top Row l-r: Zero (líng), One (yī), Two (èr), Three (sān)

Middle Row l-r: Four (sì), Five (wǔ), Six (liù), Seven (qī)

Bottom Row l-r: Eight (bā), Nine (jiǔ), Ten (shí), Thousand (qiān)

Note: zero (líng) is often represented as a large O especially on contemporary paintings and/or those intended for the Western market. A single stroke O is more Japanese whereas a more Chinese version would be written in two strokes more like this: ()

Below is a table of numbers in Regular Script (kǎi shū) from Eleven (shí yī) through to Twenty (èr shí):

Eleven (shí yī)
Twelve (shí èr)
Thirteen (shí sān)
Fourteen (shí sì)
Fifteen (shí wǔ)
Sixteen (shí liù)
Seventeen (shí qī)
Eighteen (shí bā)
Nineteen (shí jiǔ)
Twenty (èr shí)

Below is a table of numbers in Regular Script (kǎi shū) from Twenty one (èr shí yī) through to Thirty one (sān shí yī):

Twenty one (èr shí yī)
Twenty two (èr shí èr)
Twenty three (èr shí sān)
Twenty four (èr shí sì)
Twenty five (èr shí wǔ)
Twenty six (èr shí liù)
Twenty seven (èr shí qī)
Twenty eight (èr shí bā)
Twenty nine (èr shí jiǔ)
Thirty (sān shí)
Thirty one (sān shí yī)

Chinese Calligraphy: Two Thousand Twenty (èr qiān èr shí) - Simplified

Chinese Calligraphy: Two Thousand Twenty (liǎng qiān èr shí) - Traditional

For a comprehensive explanation of how the above numbers should appear when putting the date on your painting please see our Dating paintings page.

There are always questions with regard to Chinese Calligraphy so please get in touch if there is something not covered here or not explained well. Please email: pmcbp1@gmail.com

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