The Number 2003 in Chinese

两千零三

0	1	2	3	4	←
5	6	7	8	9	⏎

Pinyin

liǎng qiān líng sān

This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 兩千零三

This may also be written as 两千〇三

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 2003 in Cantonese is 二千零三, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers

The number 2003 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is ji⁶ cin¹ ling⁴ saam¹

In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 贰仟零叁

In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 貳仟零參

When expressing 2003 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 二零零三 (in Pinyin: èr líng líng sān )

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