Editing Chinese numerals (section)

===Small numbers===
The following are characters used to denote small [[order of magnitude]] in Chinese historically. With the introduction of SI units, some of them have been incorporated as SI prefixes, while the rest have fallen into disuse.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width="70"|Characters
!width="60"|Pinyin
! Value
! Notes
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{zhi|c=漠}}
|mò
|10<sup>−12</sup>
|(Ancient Chinese)
{{zhi|c=皮}} corresponds to the [[#SI prefixes|SI prefix]] [[pico-]].
|-
|  style="text-align:center;"|{{zhi|c=渺}}
|miǎo
|10<sup>−11</sup>
|(Ancient Chinese)
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{zhi|c=埃}}
|āi
|10<sup>−10</sup>
|(Ancient Chinese)
|-
|{{zhi|t=塵|s=尘}}
|chén
|10<sup>−9</sup>
|Literally 'dust'
{{zhi|t=奈|s=纳}} (S) corresponds to the SI prefix [[nano-]].
|-
|  style="text-align:center"|{{zhi|c=沙}}
|shā
|10<sup>−8</sup>
|Literally, "Sand"
|-
|{{zhi|t=纖|s=纤}}
|xiān
|10<sup>−7</sup>
|'fiber'
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{zhi|c=微}}
|wēi
|10<sup>−6</sup>
|still used, corresponds to the SI prefix [[micro-]].
|-
|  style="text-align:center"|{{zhi|c=忽}}
|hū
|10<sup>−5</sup>
|(Ancient Chinese)
|-
|{{zhi|t=絲|s=丝}}
|sī
|10<sup>−4</sup>
|also {{zhi|c=秒}}.
Literally, "Thread"
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{zhi|c=毫}}
|háo
|10<sup>−3</sup>
|also {{zhi|c=毛}}.
still in use, corresponds to the SI prefix [[milli-]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{zhi|c=厘}}
|lí
|[[hundredth|10<sup>−2</sup>]]
|also {{zhi|c=釐}}.
still in use, corresponds to the SI prefix [[centi-]].
|-
|  style="text-align:center"|{{zhi|c=分}}
|fēn
|[[0.1|10<sup>−1</sup>]]
|still in use, corresponds to the SI prefix [[deci-]].
|}