The Number 1204 in Chinese

一千两百零四

0	1	2	3	4	←
5	6	7	8	9	⏎

Pinyin

yī qiān liǎng bǎi líng sì

This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 一千兩百零四

This may also be written as 一千两百〇四

Note the use of 两 instead of 二 often used for the digit 2 in Mandarin for factors of 200 or greater

The number for 1204 in Cantonese is 一千二百零四, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers

The number 1204 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is jat¹ cin¹ ji⁶ baak³ ling⁴ sei³

In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 壹仟贰佰零肆

In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 壹仟貳佰零肆

When expressing 1204 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 一二零四 (in Pinyin: yī èr líng sì )

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