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The Number 1256 in Chinese

一千两百五十六


一千两百五十六 is how the number 1256 is written in Chinese. Enter another number below to look up the way to say it. Press the ⏎ key when you have keyed in the number.
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Pinyin

yī qiān liǎng bǎi wǔ shí liù

Notes

  • This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 一千兩百五十六
  • Note the use of 两 instead of 二 often used for the digit 2 in Mandarin for factors of 200 or greater
  • The number for 1256 in Cantonese is 一千二百五十六, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers
  • The number 1256 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is jat1 cin1 ji6 baak3 ng5 sap6 luk6
  • In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 壹仟贰佰伍拾陆
  • In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 壹仟貳佰伍拾陸
  • When expressing 1256 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 一二五六 (in Pinyin: yī èr wǔ liù )


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