Incidentally, this allows use with a hexadecimal numeral system (or any base up to 18) which may have been used for traditional Chinese measures of weight.
ˌɪnsɪdˈɛntəli, ðɪs ɐlˈaʊz jˈuːs wɪð ɐ hˈɛksɐdˌɛsɪməl nˈuːmɚɹəl sˈɪstəm ɔːɹ ˌɛni bˈeɪs ˌʌp tʊ ˈeɪtiːn wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn jˈuːzd fɔːɹ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl tʃaɪnˈiːz mˈɛʒɚz ʌv wˈeɪt.