九
jiǔ
HSK 1
#445 most
frequent character
nine, 9
noun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
九 was drawn as an arm bent at the elbow. It was then borrowed for its sound to write the number nine, with no link to the arm. From 'nine' came the sense 'many'.
Drawn as: bent arm
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Example Sentences
我有九个苹果。
wǒyǒu jiǔ gè píngguǒ 。
I have nine apples.
今天是九号。
jīntiānshì jiǔ hào 。
Today is the ninth.
他今年九岁。
tā jīnnián jiǔsuì 。
He is nine years old this year.
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