Χ

See also: χ and Appendix:Variations of "x"

Χ U+03A7, Χ
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER CHI
Φ
[U+03A6]
Greek and Coptic Ψ
[U+03A8]

Ancient Greek

Letter

Χ • (Kh) (uppercase, lowercase χ)

  1. The letter chi (χεῖ), the 22nd letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

Derived terms

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Symbol

Χ • (M)

  1. A digit 1,000 in the decimal acrophonic numeral system that predated the gematria system. An abbreviation of χίλιοι (khílioi, thousand). Equivalent to the Roman numeral M.

Usage notes

The basic acrophonic units are Ι 1, 𐅃 5, Δ 10, Η 100, Χ 1000 and Μ 10,000. Χ is iterated for ΧΧ 2,000, ΧΧΧ 3,000 and ΧΧΧΧ 4,000, and combines with 𐅃 for 5,000.

Derived terms

  • 𐅍 1,000 talents, 𐅔 1,000 staters
  • 𐅆 5,000

Greek

Letter

Χ • (Ch) (uppercase, lowercase χ)

  1. The upper case letter chi (χι), the 22nd letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

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