九 (jiǔ): meaning and stroke order
九 (jiǔ) means nine, 9.
九
- Simplified
- 九
- Traditional
- 九 (same form)
- Pinyin
- jiǔ
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Stroke order of 九
九
- jiǔ nine; 9
- 2 strokes
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Meaning of 九
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jiǔ
- nine
- 9
Radical and structure
- 九
- Radical 乙 (Kangxi radical 5) · 2 strokes
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Words with 九
- 十九 shí jiǔ nineteen; 19
九 in our stories
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九点，他们到医院。
jiǔ diǎn tāmen dào yīyuàn
At nine they reach the hospital.
From the story Taking a taxi HSK 1
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他很着急：九点他要开会。
tā hěn zháojí jiǔ diǎn tā yào kāihuì
He is worried: he has a meeting at nine.
From the story Where's my phone? HSK 2
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一个叫后羿的英雄射下了九个太阳，人们都很感谢他。
yí gè jiào Hòu Yì de yīngxióng shè xià le jiǔ gè tàiyáng rénmen dōu hěn gǎnxiè tā
A hero called Hou Yi shot down nine of the suns, and everyone was grateful to him.
From the story Chang'e flies to the moon HSK 3
Stories using 九
- Taking a taxi HSK 1
- Where's my phone? HSK 2
- Chang'e flies to the moon HSK 3
- Yu the Great tames the flood HSK 6
- The dry floor HSK 6
- Nüwa mends the sky HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).