九

jiǔ

nine; 9

Radical: 乙 HSK 1 m, t, b pictographic

Components & Etymology

九 decomposes into the following components:

丿 乙

Words containing 九

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 九.

九价
jiǔ jià
九份
jiǔ fèn
九十
jiǔ shí
ninety
九卿
jiǔ qīng
the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)
九原
jiǔ yuán
九台
jiǔ tái
Jiutai county level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin
九天
jiǔ tiān
九如
jiǔ rú
Chiuju township in Pingtung county 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 xian4], Taiwan
九孔
jiǔ kǒng
九州
jiǔ zhōu
division of China during earliest dynasties
九巴
jiǔ bā
Kowloon Motor Bus Company KMB
九归
jiǔ guī

Related characters (radical 乙)

Characters that share the radical 乙.

乙 乞 乶 乾 氹

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