九
jiǔ

nine; 9

HSK 1乙 乙

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • jiǔnine; 9

3Structure

九
Overlapping structure重叠结构

九 is built from 2 parts.

丿+乙

4Common Words with 九

九十jiǔ shí

ninety

九月jiǔ yuè

September

九州jiǔ zhōu

the nine provinces; China

九牛一毛jiǔ niú yī máo

a drop in the bucket

九死一生jiǔ sǐ yī shēng

narrow escape from death

九jiǔHSK 1

nine

5Example Sentences

他今年九岁。

tā jīn nián jiǔ suì。

He is nine years old.

九月是开学的时候。

jiǔ yuè shì kāi xué de shí hòu。

September is when school starts.

Other Characters Pronounced “jiu”

就
jiùHSK 1

just; simply; only (emphasis)

久
jiǔHSK 2

long (time)

酒
jiǔHSK 2

alcohol; wine; liquor

旧
jiùHSK 3

old; former (in 旧)

救
jiùHSK 3

to rescue; to save (in 救援)

究
jiūHSK 4

after all

纠
jiūHSK 6

old variant of 纠[jiū]

〩
jiǔ

numeral 9 in Suzhou numeral system 苏州码子[Sū zhōu mǎ zi5]

6Printable Worksheet

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九
jiǔ

nine; 9

Common Words
jiǔ shí
九十
ninety
jiǔ yuè
九月
September
jiǔ zhōu
九州
the nine provinces; China
jiǔ niú yī máo
九牛一毛
a drop in the bucket
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
九死一生
narrow escape from death
jiǔ
九
nine
Tracing Practice
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