Indexing Matters

一百五十人

一百五十...

一百五十人

yi ˉ baiˇ wuˇ shiˊ renˊ

(One-hundred and fifty)

One-hundred and fifty men

一百 yiˉ baiˇ

(One-hundred)

One-hundred, 100

一百五

yiˉ baiˇ wuˇ

(One-hundred and)

One-hundred and five, 105

五十 wuˇ shiˊ

(Fifty)

Fifty, 50

人 renˊ

(Man, People, Person, Someone else)

Man, Person, People, Someone Else

一

A, An, As soon as, Once, One, Single, The

One, 1, Single, A, An, Once, As soon as, The

百

Lots Of, Many, One hundred

One hundred, one hundred, 100, Many, Lots Of

五

Five, Implication

Five, 5, Implication of completeness (ancient Chinese)

十

Complete, Cross, Crucifix, Perfect, Ten

Ten, 10, Complete, Perfect, Cross, Cross shape, Crucifix

人

Man, People, Person, Someone else

Man, Person, People, Someone Else

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