The complex numerals are used on cheques, banknotes and coins and are the equivalent of writing 'one', 'two', 'three', etc, rather than 1, 2, 3. The simple numerals are used for everything else. The same numerals are also used in Japanese and Korean.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Simple form | 〇 | 一 | 二 | 三 | 四 | 五 | 六 | 七 | 八 | 九 | 十 |
| 花碼 (huā mǎ) | 〇 | 〡 | 〢 | 〣 | 〤 | 〥 | 〦 | 〧 | 〨 | 〩 | |
| Complex form | 零 | 壹 | 貳 | 叁 | 肆 | 伍 | 陸 | 柒 | 捌 | 玖 | 拾 |
| Mandarin | líng | yī | èr | sān | sì | wǔ | lìu | qī | bā | jiǔ | shí |
| Cantonese | lìhng | yāt | yih | sàam | sei | nǵh | luhk | chāt | baat | gáu | sahp |
| Hokkien | kong | jit | nng | sã | shi | ngo | lak | chit | bat | gau | zap |
| Hakka | lang | yit | ngi | sam | si | ng | liuk | chit | bat | giu | sip |
Large numbers are divided into units of ten thousand, so 1 million is one hundred ten-thousands.
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