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Second question: Have either Japanese, Korean, or Chinese speakers ever adopted a similar scheme for their own numerals (or even some “word-characters”)? I am aware that speakers of these languages are as familiar with Arabic numerals as we are, so maybe there’s never been a perception of acute need.