1. 一
The pronunciation is yī, which refers to things. "一" is one of the radicals of Chinese characters. Original meaning: numeral. The capital writing is "一". The smallest positive integer. Often used to express the minimum number of people or things.
2. 二
The pronunciation is èr, which means knowing. The ancient character "two" is represented by two horizontal strokes, which is the original counting symbol.
3. Three
The pronunciation is sān, which refers to things. The original meaning is number. The sum of two plus one.
4. Four
The pronunciation is sì, which refers to things. The oracle bone characters are in the shape of an elephant trunk breathing out. The original meaning is number. Three plus one is the same as the original meaning.
5.五
The pronunciation is wǔ, which is a numerical name, four plus one (the capital "五" is often used on banknotes and documents).
6, 六
The pronunciation is liù, which is a numerical name, five plus one (usually capitalized "Lu" on banknotes or documents).
7, 七
The pronunciation is qī, which is a numerical name, six plus one (it is often represented by the capital "Qi" on banknotes and documents).
8, 八
The pronunciation is bā, which is pictographic. The oracle bone inscriptions look like they are separated and facing each other. One of the radicals of Chinese characters. The characters starting from "eight" are mostly related to decomposition, dispersion and opposition. The original meaning is to separate from each other.
9, 九
The pronunciation is jiǔ, which refers to things. The original meaning is a numeral. A base number one greater than eight.
10. Ten
The pronunciation is shí, which refers to things. The oracle bone inscriptions use a branch to represent ten, while the inscriptions on inscriptions use knotted ropes to count, and a knot represents ten. Later, a dot became a horizontal line. The original meaning is the sum of nine plus one.