零三

língsān

number #34,431

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

我的房间是二零三号。

Wǒ de fángjiān shì èr língsān hào.

My room is number 203.

HSK 3

他是零三年出生的。

Tā shì língsān nián chūshēng de.

He was born in '03 (2003).

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.

Stroke Order

零 líng

三 sān