Chinese historical small numbers
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Value
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Character
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Notes
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10-1
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分 (fèn)
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Still in use. SI prefix deci-.
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10-2
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厘 (lí), 釐 (lí)
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Still in use. SI prefix centi-.
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10-3
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毫 (háo)
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Still in use. SI prefix milli-. Also 毛 (máo).
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10-4
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絲/丝 (sī)
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Rarely used today.
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秒 (miǎo)
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Obsolete, only in ancient texts.
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10-5
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忽 (hū)
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Rarely used today.
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10-6
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微 (wēi)
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Still in use. SI prefix micro-.
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10-7
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纖/纤 (xiān)
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Obsolete.
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10-8
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沙 (shā)
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Obsolete.
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10-9
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塵/尘 (chén)
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Obsolete. 納/纳 (nà) and 奈 (nài) are used for nano-.
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10-10
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埃 (āi)
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Obsolete. In modern use, the character for angstrom (10-10 m).
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10-11
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渺 (miǎo)
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Obsolete.
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10-12
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漠 (mò)
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Obsolete. 皮 (pí) is used for SI prefix pico-.
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