九 — Chinese character
九
jiǔ
nine
- Pinyin
- jiǔ
- Radical
- 5 ⼄ (Second)
- Strokes
- 2
- Components
- 丿 乙
- Formation
- pictographic — An elbow
- Japanese
- 九 as a kanji
Common words with 九
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十九 | shí jiǔ | nineteen; 19 |
| 九天 | jiǔ tiān | the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens |
| 九十 | jiǔ shí | ninety |
| 九成 | jiǔ chéng | nine-tenths; ninety percent |
| 九月份 | jiǔ yuè fèn | September |
| 十有八九 | shí yǒu bā jiǔ | most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) |
| 九尾狐 | jiǔ wěi hú | nine-tailed fox (mythological creature) |
| 牌九 | pái jiǔ | pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes) |
| 九宫格 (九宮格) | jiǔ gōng gé | 3-by-3 grid |
| 十之八九 | shí zhī bā jiǔ | most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) |
| 九卿 | jiǔ qīng | the nine top officials (in imperial China) |
| 九死一生 | jiǔ sǐ yī shēng | nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life |
English words written with 九
九 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 5 · Art of War 6 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 11 · Zhuangzi 40 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
- Analects 6.3
- Analects 8.20
- Analects 9.13
- Analects 14.17
- Analects 16.10
- Art of War 4.7
- Art of War 8.4
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