零三

língsān

number #34,431

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

他是零三年出生的。

Tā shì língsān nián chūshēng de.

He was born in '03 (2003).

我的房间是二零三号。

Wǒ de fángjiān shì èr língsān 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.

Stroke Order

零 líng

三 sān