7

See also: 7̂, ⁊, 7., and ⑦

7 U+0037, 7
DIGIT SEVEN
← 6
[U+0036]
Basic Latin 8 →
[U+0038]

Translingual

Symbol

7 (prev 6, next 8)

  1. The cardinal number seven.
  2. A digit in the decimal system of numbering, as well as octal, and hexadecimal.
  3. (music, superscript) an indicator that a chord is a dominant or major seventh chord
  4. (phonetics, Sinosphere, often superscript) tone number 7, typically identified with dark entering yin ru (陰入)
    Synonym: ꜆

Alternative forms

The following are equivalent forms as digits:

The following are only equivalent as representations of the cardinal number:

See also

Other representations of 7:

English

Noun

7 (plural 7s)

  1. (sports, snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding) Clipping of 720. (720° spin)

Chinese

simp. and trad.
7

Etymology

From 七 (cat1, “seven”), a near homophone of 𨳍 (cat6, “stupid; dumb”) in Cantonese.

Pronunciation


Noun

7

  1. (Cantonese, slang, vulgar, leetspeak) Alternative form of 𨳍 (cat6).

Adjective

7

  1. (Cantonese, slang, vulgar, leetspeak) Alternative form of 𨳍 (cat6).
    7head [Cantonese]  ―  se1 fan4-1 het1 [Jyutping]  ―  dickhead

Verb

7

  1. (Cantonese, slang, vulgar, leetspeak) Alternative form of 𨳍 (cat6).

Squamish

Road sign in British Columbia showing the use of 7 to represent ʔ.

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʔ/

Letter

7

  1. The forty-first letter of the Squamish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

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