十三

shísān
number #10,223

Meanings

  1. 1 thirteen
  2. 2 13

Examples

Tā jīnnián shísān suì le.
He is thirteen years old this year.
Zhè běn shū 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 (, sì, which sounds like , death) and, in some contexts, seven.

Stroke Order

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