Number → Chinese characters converter. 1234 → 一千二百三十四 (standard) or 壹仟貳佰叁拾肆 (capital, Simp/Trad).
Number to Hanzi Converter (数字转汉字)
How to use
Enter an Arabic number
Integer only; supports up to 兆 magnitude.
View 3 formats
Standard (一二三) + Simplified capital (壹贰叁) + Traditional capital (壹貳叁).
Copy the right format
Each row has a Copy button — pick the right format for your context.
Context guide
Standard for poetry/addresses; capital for banks/contracts. Simplified for mainland; Traditional for HK/Taiwan/Macau.
Number to Hanzi: Chinese's Two Numeral Systems
Chinese has two numeral systems: standard (一二三) for daily/poetry/addresses; capital (壹贰叁) for finance/contracts/anti-fraud. The capital system was codified by Ming Emperor Hongwu in 1370 CE and continues in use 650+ years later.
Simplified vs Traditional capital
Mainland China uses Simplified capitals (壹贰叁陆万亿); HK/Taiwan/Macau use Traditional (壹貳叁陸萬億). Rules identical; only glyphs differ. Tool outputs both — useful for cross-region document prep.
Use cases
(1) Bank cheques/drafts: capitals mandatory. (2) Contract amount clauses: capitals more formal. (3) Court compensation orders: capitals required. (4) Literature, poetry, addresses: standard. Tool supports any use case.
兆 means a million in Taiwan and a trillion on the mainland
Chinese numerals are 3000+ years old — oracle bones show characters for 1-10000.
Capital system codified by Hongwu in 1370 CE purely as anti-corruption — among the world's earliest financial-security standards.
Chinese uses "10000-base" (units change every 10000), unlike Western "1000-base". 1万 = 10,000; 1亿 = 10^8 = 100 million Western.
Mainland China 兆 = 10^12 (10000-billion). HK/Taiwan 兆 = 10^6 (million). Cross-strait definitions differ — 兆 on cheques/contracts needs context clarification.
4 is traditionally avoided (sounds like "death") and 8 favoured (sounds like "wealth/发"). The driver behind license-plate, phone-number, building-floor selection.
10 = 十 (standard) or 壹拾 (capital). Commercial documents require 壹拾; only poetry/addresses allow 十.
Years like 2026 write as 二〇二六 (using 〇, not 零) — the traditional date convention.
Tool's capital format uses the same characters as HKD, RMB, TWD cheque formats — cross-comparable.
In the telegraph era (1850s-1920s), China developed "telegraph numerals" (0123 → 〇一二三) — partially retained in modern formal contexts.
Pairs with RMB, HKD, TWD — one-stop Greater China financial numerals.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Integers only. For yuan/jiao/fen formats see RMB Number to Chinese Capitalised Words, HK Dollar Cheque Words, TWD Cheque Words (per-currency tools).
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兆 level (~10^16).
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No.
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Tool converts absolute value. Add the negative sign manually.
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Tool uses mainland 兆 = 10^12. In HK/Taiwan 兆 = 10^6, the tool's "兆" position corresponds to "兆兆". Defer to your local context if it matters.
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Years use 〇 (二〇二六年); math/finance use 零 (一千零二十三). Tool uses 零 only — see Date Format tool for 〇 in years.
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Do not print + paste. Cheques require hand-writing. Use this for verification only. For cheque-specific tools, see HK Dollar Cheque Words, TWD Cheque Words, RMB Number to Chinese Capitalised Words.
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0 = 零/零/零; 1 = 一/壹/壹.
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Mainland: 1兆 = 10^12. HK/Taiwan: 1兆 = 10^6. Tool uses mainland.
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This tool does number → hanzi only, no currency prefix. For complete cheque format, use per-currency tools.
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