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February 21, 2008Peer reviewReviewed
April 17, 2008Good article nomineeNot listed
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She gave Chinese a numeral for 0.

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Given how important the concept of 0 is and how much easier it is to do mathematics with a symbol for 0, we should include this.

In Unicode, the Chinese numeral for 0 is "〇". The character for the word "zero" is "零". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.103.109.31 (talk) 19:46, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 17 April 2022

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From this event onwards, whenever the emperor attended to business, the empress then hung a curtain [and listened] from behind it. There was no matter of government, great or small, which she did not hear. The whole power of the empire passed into her hands; reward and punishment, life and death, she decided. The emperor just folded his hands and that is all. In court and country, they were called the “Two Sages” 5.31.228.200 (talk) 10:32, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:51, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Surname linking

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The first note, stating that her surname is Wu, should link to Wu (surname 武). 72.82.43.12 (talk) 19:17, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]