Number to Chinese Words Converter

Writing Chinese numbers

Write standalone cardinal numbers in simplified Chinese characters: 23 is 二十三, and 101 is 一百零一. The selected written convention uses 二 for two. 两 occurs in other contexts and spoken forms; this tool does not add classifier or currency wording.

Read large values with 万 (10000), 亿 (100000000) and 兆 (1000000000000 in this converter). This is the selected myriad-scale convention; 兆 has other uses in scientific or regional notation. An internal 零 can connect a smaller nonzero remainder, while trailing zeros are represented by the scale word itself.

The pinyin guide marks base tones, including yī for 一. Actual connected speech can change tones. Spaces separate syllables for learning; they do not claim standard word segmentation. Ordinary written Hanzi, pinyin guidance and financial characters are different things.

Clean references include exact construction, a shared learning card and two-way random practice. Copy words and number-to-words practice use the displayed simplified Hanzi; pinyin and 两 are not alternate accepted practice answers. Numeric input accepts full-width digits.

Questions about the converter

Which number form does this converter use?

Mandarin · Simplified Hanzi · Written cardinal with 二. The result is a standalone cardinal, not a currency, ordinal or counted-noun phrase.

How should I enter the number?

Enter a nonnegative whole number in Western or full-width digits. Use plain digits or international comma/space grouping (1,234 or 1 234). No decimals or negatives. Maximum: 15 whole-number digits.

How do I copy or save the answer?

Convert a supported number, then use Copy words or Copy full answer. Clean nonnegative whole-number references also have a downloadable learning card.

Try these numbers

• 0 in Chinese — 零
• 2 in Chinese — 二
• 10 in Chinese — 十
• 23 in Chinese — 二十三
• 101 in Chinese — 一百零一
• 110 in Chinese — 一百一十
• 200 in Chinese — 二百
• 1001 in Chinese — 一千零一
• 10001 in Chinese — 一万零一
• 100000001 in Chinese — 一亿零一

Method and sources

The converter uses fixed vocabulary and deterministic number rules. Whole-number values stay as text to preserve their digits. Mandarin · Simplified Hanzi · Written cardinal with 二.

These sources explain conventions; they do not certify this converter.

• Unicode CLDR: selected Chinese written cardinal rules (opens in a new tab)
• Mango Languages: Mandarin numbers and pinyin (opens in a new tab)
• Ministry of Education: pinyin spelling and base-tone notation (opens in a new tab)

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