玖
jiǔ
#5,031 most
frequent character
black jade, nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
玖 has 𤣩 jade for meaning and 久 jiǔ for sound. It first meant a black stone like jade, then grew to black jade. The number nine on checks was borrowed only for its sound.
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