China ABC Puzzle - “A” stands for Abacus
December 10th, 2006 by stolisano
This is letter number 12 for your China ABC puzzle.
“A” stands for Abacus.
An abacus is a calculation tool, often constructed as a wooden frame with beads sliding on wires. It was in use centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu-Arabic numeral system and is still widely used by merchants and clerks in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, Africa, and elsewhere.
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