九 jiǔ nine; 9

Made up of [丿 piě 'slash' radical 4, 乚 yǐ hidden; concealed; small radical 5]
Made with 2 strokes.
May be related to idea of approaching ten as it does contain a cross element
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Related characters


Also uses 丿 piě component: 必 bì (certainly) 弟 dì (younger brother) ; 乎 hū (at) ; 久 jiǔ (long time) ; 乐 lè (music) ; 么 me (what) ; 乃 nǎi (to be) ; 年 nián (year) ; 少 shǎo (less) ; 生 shēng (produce) ; 失 shī (to lose) ; 勿 wù (do not) ; 戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) ; 午 wǔ (noon) ; 义 yì (justice) ; 之 zhī (him) ; 族 zú (clan)
Also uses 乚 yǐ component: 吃 chī (to eat) 曷 hé (why) ; 孔 kǒng (great) ; 礼 lǐ (ceremony) ; 令 lìng (to order) ; 乱 luàn (in confusion or disorder) ; 卖 mài (sell) ; 买 mǎi (buy) ; 习 xí (to practice) ; 也 yě (also) ; 亿 yì (100,000,000) ; 艺 yì (skill) ; 忆 yì (to recollect) ; 以 yǐ (to use)

Sounds same

酒 jiǔ (wine) ; 久 jiǔ (long time)

Different tone

咎 jiù (fault) ; 就 jiù (at once) ; 旧 jiù (old)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 九
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Cities

九江 Jiujiang, Jiangxi

Proverbs

九牛二虎之力 jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì Tremendously strong
九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī maó An insignificant amount. A trivial matter
一龙生九种,种种不同 yī lóng shēng jiǔ zhǒng, zhǒng zhǒng bù tóng Brothers and sisters may not resemble each other