Nine in Chinese (Mandarin): 九 (jiǔ)
9️⃣
九
jiǔ
nine
- Simplified
- 九
- Traditional
- 九
- Pinyin
- jiǔ
- Typed as
- jiu
Use it in a sentence
我九岁了。
我九歲了。
I am nine years old.
The characters in 九
九
Nine.
2 strokes
Third tone. 九 sounds like 久 (jiǔ, long-lasting), so nine stands for a long life.
More examples with 九
我有九个气球。
我有九個氣球。
Wǒ yǒu jiǔ gè qìqiú.
I have nine balloons.
九月开学了。
九月開學了。
Jiǔyuè kāixué le.
School starts in September.
How to write 九 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
九 2 strokes
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