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Chinese Tally MarksĬhinese tally marks are used in day-to-day life, just like their Western counterparts. Let’s move on now to正, the Chinese tally mark. There are other less common tally marks (see below for another example, one that reaches up to a count of 10) but they aren’t the main focus of this article. Order matters, so you must start with a singular vertical line, a horizontal line going right to make the top the box, then a downward line for the right-hand side, a fourth line to complete the square, and a fifth line that diagonals across it. However, instead of four vertical lines and a fifth diagonal one, they create a square with a diagonal through it (from upper right to bottom left). In France, Spain, South America, and some parts of Africa, they also use a tally cluster based on intervals of 5. By and large, the tally cluster may be the most common tally marker around world. To make a tally cluster, you mark up to 4 vertical strokes before using a diagonal stroke to mark the 5th one.

It is common in most parts of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. The tally cluster is a way of arranging tallies into intervals of 5. We’ll share with you now just how it`s used, but also its origin, so that by the end of this article, you’ll be well informed about this aspect of Chinese culture for banter at cocktail parties (or with your prison guards).īut before we get to正, let’s take a look at other tally marks from around the world. So, what exactly do Chinese tally marks look like? The quick answer is it looks like this: 正. Even if you know what tally marks look like in your own country - you may not know what they look like in China or Taiwan. Tally marks differ from country to country, as each culture has developed their own systems. Tally marks are commonly used for counting scores, points, number of people, or days you’ve spent in prison (just kidding!). As the name suggests, it is a system that helps keep “tally” of things by number. Tally marks are a numerical system used for to make counting easier.