How to write 九
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Meaning of 九
Pinyin
jiǔ
Radical
丿
Strokes
2
Definition
nine / 9
Usage
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九 [jiǔ]
1. Number; eight plus one (often represented in uppercase as "玖" in currency and documents).
数目，八加一（在钞票和单据上常用大写“玖”代）。
2. Generally indicates multiple times or a large number.
泛指多次或多数。
3. The ninth.
第九。
4. The ordinal number that is eight plus one in a countable sequence.
可数序列中第八加一的序数。
5. In the "I Ching," the yang line is represented by nine.
《周易》以阳爻为九。
6. Refers to a large number or quantity.
泛指多数，数量大。
Example: 墨子九距之。
7. (Adjective) Synonymous with "久," meaning long in time.
（形）通“久”。时间长。
九 [jiǔ]
1. September.
九月。
2. A seasonal term; every nine days after the Winter Solstice is called a "nine."
时令名。从冬至起每九天为一“九”。
Example: 今日进九; 数九寒天; 九尽寒尽。
3. An ancient state name, referring to the Jiu state, located in present-day southwest Linzhang County, Hebei Province.
古国名，今河北省临漳县西南。
(Verb) Synonymous with "鸠," meaning to gather or assemble.
通“鸠”。纠合，聚集。
Example: 《庄子·天下》：九杂天下之川。
division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
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Input Method for 九
Pinyin
jiu3
Wubi
vtn
Cangjie
kn
Zhengma
qy
Four Corner
40017
Unicode
U+4e5d
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