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