What Does 520 Mean in a Text?
520 means "I Love You." When read out loud in Chinese, the number 520 sounds like the Chinese phrase 我爱你, which translate as "I love you." It is now widely in texting (even among non-Chinese speakers) as a declaration of commitment. There are many other Chinese numerical expressions of love and affection including:
For more information on numbers that are used to say words, check out our page: Using Numbers To Say Words and watch this video:
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When the individual numbers in 520 are read aloud in Chinese, they sound like the words 我爱你, which mean "I love you."
Summary of Key Points
The Chinese phrase 我爱你, which translates as "I love you," is, by far, the most common meaning for 520 when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)520 | |
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Definition: | I Love You |
Type: | Numeronym (Chinese) |
Guessability: | 4: Difficult to guess |
Typical Users: | Adults and Teenagers |
An Academic Look at 520
520 is a Chinese numeronym, which is an abbreviation made up of just numbers or of letters and numbers. Numeronyms can be formed in various ways, such as:- Shortening a word by replacing a sequence of letters with the count of those letters (e.g., i18n for "internationalization" and a11y for "accessibility").
- Combining letters and numbers (e.g, K9 for "canine" and W3 for "World Wide Web").
- Using numbers to represent letters or words (e.g., 143 for "I love you," 637 for "always and forever," and 5201314 for "I will love you for a lifetime").
Example of 520 Used in a Text
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