十三

shísān

number #10,223

Meanings

1 thirteen
2 13

Characters

Examples

他今年十三岁了。

Tā jīnnián shísān suì le.

He is thirteen years old this year.

这本书有十三章。

Zhè běnshū yǒu shísān zhāng.

This book has thirteen chapters.

Tips

culture

Unlike in Western culture, thirteen is not considered unlucky in China. The unlucky numbers in Chinese culture are four (四, sì, which sounds like 死, death) and, in some contexts, seven.

Stroke Order

十 shí

三 sān