Chinese symbol for “nine”
九
jiǔ
nine; 9
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nine is 九 (jiǔ), defined as: nine; 9.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “nine”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玖 | jiǔ | black jade; nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nine”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.