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码子
碼子
mǎzi
1. number (e.g. page or house number)
2. numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral)
3. code sign
4. plus or minus sound
5. counter
6. chip (e.g. in gambling games)
7. price tag
8. ready cash at one's disposal (old)

Character Breakdown

码
mǎ
number, numeral, symbol; yard
HSK 4 8 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (3)

密码子
mìmǎzi
codon
反密码子
fǎnmìmǎzi
anticodon
苏州码子
Sūzhōumǎzi
Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals [[〡]], [[〢]], [[〣]], [[〤]], [[〥]], [[〦]], [[〧]], [[〨]], [[〩]], [[十]] nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine

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Chinese