Editing Chinese numerals (section)

===Fractional values===
To construct a fraction, the [[denominator]] is written first, followed by {{zhi|c=分|p=fēn|l=part}}, then the literary possessive particle {{zhi|c=之|p=zhī|l=of this}}, and lastly the [[numerator]]. This is the opposite of how fractions are read in English, which is numerator first. Each half of the fraction is written the same as a whole number. For example, to express "two thirds", the structure "three parts of-this two" is used. [[Mixed number]]s are written with the whole-number part first, followed by {{zhi|c=又|p=yòu|l=and}}, then the fractional part.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fraction
! Structure
|-
| {{fraction|2|3}}
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|glossing3=no|{{zhi|c=三}} {{zhi|c=分}} {{zhi|c=之}} {{zhi|c=二}}|sān fēn zhī èr|3 parts {of this} 2|}}
|-
| {{fraction|15|32}}
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|glossing3=no|{{zhi|c=三}} {{zhi|c=十}} {{zhi|c=二}} {{zhi|c=分}} {{zhi|c=之}} {{zhi|c=十}} {{zhi|c=五}}|sān shí èr fēn zhī shí wǔ|3 10 2 parts {of this} 10 5|}}
|-
| {{fraction|1|3000}}
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|glossing3=no|{{zhi|c=三}} {{zhi|c=千}} {{zhi|c=分}} {{zhi|c=之}} {{zhi|c=一}}|sān qiān fēn zhī yī|3 1000 parts {of this} 1|}}
|-
| {{fraction|3|5|6}}
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|glossing3=no|{{zhi|c=三}} {{zhi|c=又}} {{zhi|c=六}} {{zhi|c=分}} {{zhi|c=之}} {{zhi|c=五}}|sān yòu liù fēn zhī wǔ|3 and 6 parts {of this} 5|}}
|}

Percentages are constructed similarly, using {{zhi|c=百|p=bǎi|l=100}} as the denominator. (The number 100 is typically expressed as {{zhi|c=一百|p=yībǎi|l=one hundred}}, like the English 'one hundred'. However, for percentages, {{zhi|c=百}} is used on its own.)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Percentage
! Structure
|-
| 25%
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|glossing3=no|{{zhi|c=百}} {{zhi|c=分}} {{zhi|c=之}} {{zhi|c=二}} {{zhi|c=十}} {{zhi|c=五}}|bǎi fēn zhī èr shí wǔ||100 parts {of this} 2 10 5|}}
|-
| 110%
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|glossing3=no|{{zhi|c=百}} {{zhi|c=分}} {{zhi|c=之}} {{zhi|c=一}} {{zhi|c=百}} {{zhi|c=一}} {{zhi|c=十}}|bǎi fēn zhī yī bǎi yī shí|100 parts {of this} 1 100 1 10|}}
|}

Because percentages and other fractions are formulated the same, Chinese are more likely than not to express 10%, 20% etc. as 'parts of 10' (or {{frac|1|10}}, {{frac|2|10}}, etc. i.e. {{lang|zh|十分之一}}; {{Transliteration|zh|shí fēnzhī yī}}, {{lang|zh|十分之二}}; {{Transliteration|zh|shí fēnzhī èr}}, etc.) rather than "parts of 100" (or {{frac|10|100}}, {{frac|20|100}}, etc. i.e. {{lang|zh|百分之十}}; {{Transliteration|zh|bǎi fēnzhī shí}}, {{lang|zh|百分之二十}}; {{Transliteration|zh|bǎi fēnzhī èrshí}}, etc.)

In Taiwan, the most common formation of percentages in the spoken language is the number per hundred followed by the word {{zhi|c=趴|p=pā}}, a contraction of the Japanese {{lang|ja|パーセント}}; {{Transliteration|ja|pāsento}}, itself taken from 'percent'. Thus 25% is {{lang|zh|二十五趴}}; {{Transliteration|zh|èrshíwǔ pā}}.{{refn|group=nb|This usage can also be found in written sources, such as in the headline of [https://tw.appledaily.com/headline/20120430/MN6UXGIJZ5OK4LQDCW2B36URXA/ this article] (while the text uses "%") and throughout [https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/PID0001/231843/web/index.html#4L-4111098L this article.]}}

Decimal numbers are constructed by first writing the whole number part, then inserting a point ({{zhi|t=點|s=点|p=diǎn}}), and finally the fractional part. The fractional part is expressed using only the numbers for 0 to 9, similarly to English.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Decimal expression
! Structure
|-
| 16.98
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|glossing3=no|{{zhi|c=十}} {{zhi|c=六}} {{zhi|c=點}} {{zhi|c=九}} {{zhi|c=八}}|shí liù diǎn jiǔ bā|10 6 point 9 8|}}
|-
| 12345.6789
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|glossing3=no|{{zhi|c=一}} {{zhi|c=萬}} {{zhi|c=兩}} {{zhi|c=千}} {{zhi|c=三}} {{zhi|c=百}} {{zhi|c=四}} {{zhi|c=十}} {{zhi|c=五}} {{zhi|c=點}} {{zhi|c=六}} {{zhi|c=七}} {{zhi|c=八}} {{zhi|c=九}}|yī wàn liǎng qiān sān bǎi sì shí wǔ diǎn liù qī bā jiǔ|1 10000 2 1000 3 100 4 10 5 point 6 7 8 9|}}
|-
| 75.4025
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|italics2=no|italics3=yes|glossing4=no|七 {{zhi|c=十}} {{zhi|c=五}} {{zhi|c=點}} {{zhi|c=四}} {{zhi|c=〇}} {{zhi|c=二}} {{zhi|c=五}}|{{zhi|c=七}} {{zhi|c=十}} {{zhi|c=五}} {{zhi|c=點}} {{zhi|c=四}} {{zhi|c=零}} {{zhi|c=二}} {{zhi|c=五}}|qī shí wǔ diǎn sì líng èr wǔ|7 10 5 point 4 0 2 5|}}
|-
| 0.1
| {{fs interlinear|lang=zh|glossing3=no|{{zhi|c=零}} {{zhi|c=點}} {{zhi|c=一}}|líng diǎn yī|0 point 1|}}
|}

{{zhi|c=半|p=bàn|l=half}} functions as a number and therefore requires a [[Chinese measure word|measure word]]. For example: {{zhi|c=半杯水|p=bàn bēi shuǐ|labels=no|l=half a glass of water}}.