蘇州碼子 sū zhōu mǎ zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. 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
  2. also called 草碼|草码[cao3 ma3]

CHARACTERS

蘇 sū revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
州 zhōu
HSK 6
administrative division, state
碼 mǎ number, numerals; yard; symbol
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch