九 (jiǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “nine”. It takes 2 strokes.
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Structure
九
Single unit
- 九 nine · jiǔ unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4E5D and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
The two strokes form the standalone character nine (九).
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
2 strokes
In real words
- 九月jiǔ yuèSeptember九 = jiǔ
Go deeper
All readings
nine
nine; the number 9
数目九，即八加一所得的数。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 九月jiǔ yuèSeptember九 = jiǔ
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 九 mean?
九 (jiǔ) means nine; the number 9.
How do you pronounce 九?
It is pronounced jiǔ.
How many strokes does 九 have?
2. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 九?
乙. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 九?
Common ones are 九月. The reading of 九 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.