Character data
HSK
1
FREQUENCY
445th character
RADICAL
⼄ (5.1)
STROKES
2
INDEX #
15
Character data
| HSK | 1 |
| Frequency | 445th character |
| Radical | ⼄ (5.1) |
| Strokes | 2 |
| Index # | 15 |
Definitions
| 九 jiǔ |
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Stroke order
Words containing 九
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September; ninth month (of the lunar year)
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19; nineteen
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ninety
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most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
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fig. ancient China
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September; ninth month
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nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
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the highest of the heavens; the Ninth Heaven
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most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
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(of a person) confident of success; to be a cinch
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unimaginably far away; beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
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about right; pretty close; very near
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nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
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fig. people from all trades (often derog.)
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Kowloon district of Hong Kong
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words with great weight; very trustworthy speech
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one ninth
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pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)
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the underworld of Chinese mythology; the nine springs
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coldest period after winter solstice
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in dire straits
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(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
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(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
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kowtow in deep obedience; show extreme submission
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the lowest professions
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