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Chinese symbol for “nineteen”

十九
shí jiǔ
nineteen; 19

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nineteen is 十九 (shí jiǔ), defined as: nineteen; 19.

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

十 shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
radical 24 ⼗ · 2 strokes
九 jiǔ
nine
radical 5 ⼄ · 2 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 十九.

WordPinyinMeaning
十分shí fēnvery; completely
十五shí wǔfifteen; 15
十八shí bāeighteen; 18
十二shí èrtwelve; 12
二十èr shítwenty; 20
九天jiǔ tiānthe ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
九十jiǔ shíninety
九成jiǔ chéngnine-tenths; ninety percent

See also: Japanese symbol for “nineteen”.

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.