Crab lucky numbers in the Thai animal table
Saw a crab today or dreamt of one? Many Thais then ask which number it brings. In the most widespread 40-animal table (ตำราเลขนามสัตว์), the crab (ปู) is no. 39 and carries 39 and 79. Below you will find where these numbers come from and how the tool turns them into 2, 3 and 6 digits. It is a folk belief, shared here for entertainment.
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Your events
Animal
Crab
How these numbers are worked out
- Crab, no. 39 in the 40-animal table: 39 · 79.
- Its numbers in a row, the first one (39) at the end: 7939.
- Fewer than six digits: pad on the left with the carrier digit 1 → 117939.
- This event's number: 117939
Your lucky numbers
- 2 digits
- 39
- 3 digits
- 939
- 6 digits
- 117939
2 digits 39, 3 digits 939, 6 digits 117939
By tradition, people look for a ticket ending in 939, or at least in 39.
Carrier digit (เลขวิ่ง)
3
1 + 1 + 7 + 9 + 3 + 9 = 30 → 3
2 digits reversed (เลขกลับ)
39 · 93
The 3 digits in every order
399939993
The 40-animal table (ตำราเลขนามสัตว์)
In the 40-animal table, 39 is one of the numbers of: Crab (no. 39).
See the page →The 19 doors of digit 3 (รูด 19 ประตู)
Coloured: the 19 numbers from 00 to 99 that contain 3. Your 2-digit number and its reverse are circled.
The 19 numbers: 03, 13, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93.
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Your real chances, in every draw
- Last 2 digits1 in 100
- Last 3 digits1 in 500
- First 3 digits1 in 500
- First prize (6 digits)1 in 1,000,000
These chances are the same for every number, however it was chosen. No dream, plate or calculation changes them.
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- Entertainment built on tradition, with no promise of winning.
- Selling tickets to anyone under 20 is forbidden, and you must be at least 20 to claim a prize.
- Set a budget you can afford to lose, and never play to pay back a debt.
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The 40-animal table (ตำราเลขนามสัตว์)
Tap an animal to add it to your events. Each animal carries its rank, then that rank plus 40 and plus 80 while the result stays under 100.
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Entertainment content based on Thai folk beliefs. These numbers predict nothing and do not improve any chance of winning. Play responsibly, and only if you are 20 or older.
The crab in the 40-animal table
The table gives animal no. k the number k, then k + 40 and k + 80 while the result stays under 100. The crab is no. 39, so it carries 39 and 79. The table comes from the Lao lottery and is used by most Thai lucky-number sites; some Thai dream books give other digits, since there is no official table.
From the animal to 2, 3 and 6 digits
The tool writes the crab's numbers in a row with the first one, 39, at the end: 7939. It then pads the left with the carrier digit 1 up to six digits: 117939. The 3 digits are 939 and the 2 digits are 39, the end of the six-digit number, just as the last-digit prizes are read on a ticket.
Carrier digit, reversed numbers and the 19 doors
The digits of 117939 add up to 30, which reduces to the carrier digit 3. The 2 digits 39 reverse to 93, and the 3 digits can be arranged as 399, 939 and 993. The 19 doors of 3 are 03, 13, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93.
Combine it with other events
Noticed a plate, a room number or an important date on the same day? Add up to four events to the tool: their six-digit numbers are added column by column without carrying, and every step is shown. If the crab appeared in a dream, read our dream interpretation too.
These tools give general information. They do not replace the advice of a doctor or a qualified professional.
Frequently asked questions
- What number is the crab in Thai belief?
- In the 40-animal table, the crab (ปู) is no. 39 and carries 39 and 79. With this tool it gives 2 digits 39, 3 digits 939 and 6 digits 117939.
- I dreamt of a crab: which number should I use?
- Most people use the crab's numbers from the animal table, 39 and 79. Some also turn other details of the dream into digits. This tool accepts both the dream and the animal and combines them into one set. These numbers are a belief and predict nothing.
- What is the carrier digit of the crab?
- From the six-digit number 117939, the digits add up to 30, which reduces to 3: that is the carrier digit (เลขวิ่ง). Its 19 doors are the 19 numbers that contain 3.
- Will the crab's numbers help me win?
- No one can promise that. Every number has the same chance: 1 in 100 for the last 2 digits and 1 in 1,000,000 for the first prize. Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 20. If gambling worries you, the mental health hotline 1323 is free, 24 hours a day.