兆
zhào
ㄓㄠˋ
- 1(bound form) omen
- 2to foretell
- 3million; mega-
- 4(Tw) trillion; tera-
- 5(old) billion
In Taiwan
In Taiwan, a trillion — government budgets are quoted in 兆元. Mainland usage reads 兆 as mega- (兆赫 for MHz), so figures with 兆 differ by six orders of magnitude across the strait.
Example
今年的政府預算超過兩兆元。
jīnnián de zhèngfǔ yùsuàn chāoguò liǎng zhào yuán
This year's government budget is over two trillion dollars.