Keyword
nine
- Frequency
- #1162
- Strokes
- 2
Readings
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Mnemonic
An elbow
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
九
nine; 9
九月
September; ninth month (of the lunar year)
十九
nineteen; 19
九州
division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
九龙
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
九天
the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
马英九
Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016
九十
ninety
九成
nine-tenths; ninety percent
九月份
September
九三学社
Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CCP
九一八事变
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳条沟事变
九寨沟
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan; Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
京九铁路
JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway
九江市
Jiujiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省 (JiāngxīShěng)
十有八九
most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
九鼎
the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
九尾狐
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
牌九
pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)
九宫格
3-by-3 grid
九华山
Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
十之八九
most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
九卿
the nine top officials (in imperial China)
九死一生
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life