零三 (língsān): zero-three; 03 (year, code, or…

Meanings

1 zero-three; 03 (year, code, or sequence reading)
2 (spoken) the year 2003 / -03

Characters

零

Examples

他是零三年出生的。

Tā shì líng sān nián chūshēng de.

He was born in '03 (2003).

我的房间是二零三号。

Wǒ de fángjiān shì èr líng sān hào.

My room is number 203.

Tips

usage

零三 isn't a fixed word but a digit-by-digit reading: 零 (zero) + 三 (three) = '03'. It typically surfaces in years (零三年 = 2003), room/flight numbers (二零三 = 203), and ID codes — wherever digits are read individually rather than as a whole number.