九
Character
the number nine (9)
Meaning
jiǔ
jiu3- the number nine (9)
Examples
我家有九个人。
wǒ jiā yǒu jiǔ ge rén
There are nine people in my family.
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现在是九点。
xiàn zài shì jiǔ diǎn
It is nine o'clock now.
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Stroke order
All 2 strokes
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Words with 九
See all 101 →九价jiǔ jià(medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九价HPV疫苗 (jiǔ jià HPV yì miáo))Word九份jiǔ fènJiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known moviesWord九十jiǔ shíninetyWord九卿jiǔ qīngthe nine top officials (in imperial China)Word九天jiǔ tiānthe ninth heaven; the highest of the heavensWord九孔jiǔ kǒngabalone (Haliotis diversicolor)Word九州jiǔ zhōudivision of China during earliest dynastiesWord九巴jiǔ bāKowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龙巴士)Word九归jiǔ guīabacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)Word九成jiǔ chéngnine-tenthsWord