"〇" meaning in Chinese

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Character

Forms: For pronunciation and definitions of 〇 – see 零 . . [canonical], “fragmentary [romanization]
Etymology: It is considered a placeholder for a missing Chinese character. Used to express a zero digit in a number since at least the (c.) 12th century, perhaps even earlier than the concept "zero" appeared in the Chinese language. Also written as □ in early literature. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|□}} □
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-〇-zh-character-47DEQpj8 Related terms: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 十千 [Malaysia, Singapore], 百萬, 百万, 桶(Philippines), 面桶 [Philippines], , 亿, 兆萬億 [Mainland-China, Taiwan], 万亿 [Mainland-China, Taiwan], , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Chinese cardinal numbers, Chinese numeral symbols, Astronomy, Celestial bodies, People
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Chinese cardinal numbers: 0 0 Disambiguation of Chinese numeral symbols: 0 0 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 0 0 Disambiguation of Celestial bodies: 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 Categories (other): Beginning Mandarin, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese links with redundant wikilinks, Chinese numbers Disambiguation of Beginning Mandarin: 0 0 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Chinese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 Disambiguation of Chinese numbers: 0 0

Character

Forms: For pronunciation and definitions of 〇 – see 星 . . [canonical], “star [romanization]
Etymology: Coined by Chinese empress regnant Wu Zetian. One of the Chinese characters of Empress Wu. Etymology templates: {{coinage|zh|Wu Zetian|nat=Chinese|occ=empress regnant}} Coined by Chinese empress regnant Wu Zetian
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-〇-zh-character-47DEQpj81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Chinese cardinal numbers, Chinese numeral symbols, Astronomy, Celestial bodies, People
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of Chinese cardinal numbers: 0 0 Disambiguation of Chinese numeral symbols: 0 0 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 0 0 Disambiguation of Celestial bodies: 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 Categories (other): Beginning Mandarin, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese links with redundant wikilinks, Chinese numbers Disambiguation of Beginning Mandarin: 0 0 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Chinese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 Disambiguation of Chinese numbers: 0 0

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