CTAN update: zhnumber
Date: October 1, 2026 10:29:53 AM CEST
Liam Huang submitted an update to the
zhnumber
package.
Version: 3.1
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Typeset Chinese representations of numbers
Announcement text:
This release of zhnumber v3.1 adds counting-rod numeral support, new date formatting options, several bug fixes, and compatibility updates. NEW FEATURES - Added counting-rod numerals `\zhrod` and `\zhrodbox`, along with the configuration command `\zhrodsetup` (#366). - Added support for outputting year-only or year-and-month dates. BUG FIXES - Fixed a typo where `\zhdigwithoptions` passed its options as an extra argument to `\zhnum_digits_counter:n`. Previously, `\zhdig` with options would error with "Use of \??? doesn't match its definition" and produce garbled output (#1008). - Fixed a typo where the `Tn` key was bound to the Heavenly-Stems-and-Earthly-Branches (干支) variable instead of the Heavenly Stems (天干) variable. Setting `Tn` previously affected the output of `\zhganzhi` rather than `\zhtiangan` (#1077). IMPROVEMENTS - Documented the behavior of option-bearing forms when written to auxiliary files: the counter value is frozen at write time, while the style is applied when the auxiliary file is read back (#1008). - `\zhnum` and `\zhdig` with options now expand the counter to its numeric value before passing it to the underlying implementation, so that the counter value is frozen when written to `.toc` and similar auxiliary files (#1008). - Replaced the deprecated `\keys_set_filter:nnnN` with `\keys_set_exclude_groups:nnnN` to avoid errors under debug mode starting from l3kernel 2026-09-09 (#1095). - Raised the minimum required LaTeX3 version to 2025/10/09. Source code: https://github.com/CTeX-org/ctex-kit Issue tracker: https://github.com/CTeX-org/ctex-kit/issues
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/zhnumber More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/zhnumber
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .
This release of zhnumber v3.1 adds counting-rod numeral support, new date formatting options, several bug fixes, and compatibility updates. NEW FEATURES - Added counting-rod numerals `\zhrod` and `\zhrodbox`, along with the configuration command `\zhrodsetup` (#366). - Added support for outputting year-only or year-and-month dates. BUG FIXES - Fixed a typo where `\zhdigwithoptions` passed its options as an extra argument to `\zhnum_digits_counter:n`. Previously, `\zhdig` with options would error with "Use of \??? doesn't match its definition" and produce garbled output (#1008). - Fixed a typo where the `Tn` key was bound to the Heavenly-Stems-and-Earthly-Branches (干支) variable instead of the Heavenly Stems (天干) variable. Setting `Tn` previously affected the output of `\zhganzhi` rather than `\zhtiangan` (#1077). IMPROVEMENTS - Documented the behavior of option-bearing forms when written to auxiliary files: the counter value is frozen at write time, while the style is applied when the auxiliary file is read back (#1008). - `\zhnum` and `\zhdig` with options now expand the counter to its numeric value before passing it to the underlying implementation, so that the counter value is frozen when written to `.toc` and similar auxiliary files (#1008). - Replaced the deprecated `\keys_set_filter:nnnN` with `\keys_set_exclude_groups:nnnN` to avoid errors under debug mode starting from l3kernel 2026-09-09 (#1095). - Raised the minimum required LaTeX3 version to 2025/10/09. Source code: https://github.com/CTeX-org/ctex-kit Issue tracker: https://github.com/CTeX-org/ctex-kit/issues
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/zhnumber More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/zhnumber
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .
Zhnumber – Typeset Chinese representations of numbers
The package provides commands to typeset Chinese representations
of numbers. The main difference between this package and
CJKnumb is that the commands provided
are expandable in the proper
way. It also provides counting-rod
numerals.
| Package | Zhnumber |
| Version | 3.1 |
| Copyright | 2012, 2014–2022 Qing Lee 2026 Liam Huang |
| Maintainer | Liam Huang Qing Lee (inactive) |