Memory phrase for the character: 九


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Meaning nine, 9

Pronunciation

jiǔ

Explanation

The number ten with a hook, that is subtracting

Mnemonic


 
10 - 1 = 9

Radicals

nine
lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".
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 Vocabulary

九江 Jiǔ jiāng  Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi; also Jiujiang county
九月 jiǔ yuè  September; ninth month (of the lunar year)
九月 jiǔ yuè  
九卿 jiǔ qīng  the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)
九卿 jiǔ qīng  

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