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zh-Latn is the locale for Chinese (Latin) (中文（拉丁文）). Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 2026/3/27, times like 15:04, and CNY amounts like ¥1,234,567.89. Text runs left to right.

Number1,234,567.891decimal “.” group “,”
Short date2026/3/27y-MM-dd
Short time15:04HH:mm
Currency (CNY)¥1,234,567.89
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms1other

Overview

Name
Chinese (Latin)
Native name
中文（拉丁文）
Language
Chinese zh
Script
Latin Latn
Region
🇨🇳 China CN (implied)
Maximized tag
zh-Hans-CN
Direction
Left to right
Fallback chain
  • zh-Latn
  • zh
  • root
Data source
Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

Amounts in CNY, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (CNY)
¥1,234,567.89
Accounting
(¥1,234,567.89)
Currency, name
1,234,567.89人民币
Compact short
123万
Compact long
123万
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
每小时88公里
Temperature
21.5°C
Date, full
2026年3月27日星期五
Date, long
2026年3月27日
Date, medium
2026年3月27日
Date, short
2026/3/27
Time, medium
15:04:05
Time, short
15:04
Date and time
2026年3月27日 15:04
Month and year
2026年3月
Weekday
星期五
Relative time
昨天 · 3天后 · 2小时前
List: and
A、B和C
List: or
A、B或C

Numbers

Numbering system
latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits
1
Decimal pattern
#,##0.###
Percent pattern
#,##0%
Currency pattern
¤ #,##0.00
Accounting pattern
¤ #,##0.00

Symbols

Decimal.
Grouping,
List separator;
Percent%
Per mille‰
Plus+
Minus-
ExponentE
Infinity∞
NaNNaN
Time separator:

Date and time patterns

Date, full
y MMMM d, EEEE
Date, long
y MMMM d
Date, medium
y MMM d
Date, short
y-MM-dd
Time, full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Time, long
HH:mm:ss z
Time, medium
HH:mm:ss
Time, short
HH:mm
Date and time
{1} {0}
Skeleton yMd
y-MM-dd
Skeleton yMMMd
y MMM d
Skeleton yMMMEd
y MMM d, E
Skeleton yM
y-MM
Skeleton yMMM
y MMM
Skeleton MMMd
MMM d
Skeleton Md
MM-dd
Skeleton Hm
HH:mm
Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm
h:mm a
Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ
y QQQ
AM / PM
AM / PM
Eras
BCE / CE

Month and weekday names

Months

  • M01 M01
  • M02 M02
  • M03 M03
  • M04 M04
  • M05 M05
  • M06 M06
  • M07 M07
  • M08 M08
  • M09 M09
  • M10 M10
  • M11 M11
  • M12 M12

Weekdays

  • Sun Sun · S
  • Mon Mon · M
  • Tue Tue · T
  • Wed Wed · W
  • Thu Thu · T
  • Fri Fri · F
  • Sat Sat · S

Plural rules

Cardinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Ordinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks
“text” nested ‘text’
List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0}, {1}
Exemplar letters
aáàǎā b cĉ d eéèêếề{ê̌}{ê̄}ěē f g h iíìǐī j k l mḿ{m̀}{m̄} nńǹň ŋ oóòǒō p q r sŝ t uúùǔüǘǜǚǖū w x y zẑ
Auxiliary letters
v