〇

See also: Appendix:Variations of "o", 0, ㇣, ㅇ, and ◯

Translingual

Han character

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Chinese

Glyph origin 1

A placeholder for a missing Chinese character. Used to express a zero digit in a number since at least the 12th century, perhaps even earlier than the concept "zero" appeared in the Chinese language. Also written as □ in some early literatures.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 〇 – see 零 (“fragmentary; scattered; fraction; remainder; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 零).

Glyph origin 2

One of the Chinese characters of Empress Wu.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 〇 – see 星 (“star; planet; heavenly body; star-shaped object; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 星).

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Japanese

Alternative forms

• 零

Numeral

〇(ゼロ) or 〇(れい) • (zero or rei) 

1. zero

   二〇〇七年七月二三日

   The date 2007-07-23

Usage notes

• Not formal, but used to write decimal numbers in positional notation.