The Number 240 in Chinese

两百四十

0	1	2	3	4	←
5	6	7	8	9	⏎

Pinyin

liǎng bǎi sì shí

This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 兩百四十

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 240 in Cantonese is 二百四十, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers

The number 240 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is ji⁶ baak³ sei³ sap⁶

In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 贰佰肆拾

In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 貳佰肆拾

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