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nine 九
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Explanation |
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Used in these characters:
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九
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| nine, 9
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The number ten 十 with a hook乚, that is substracting
10 - 1 = 9 |
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杂
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| mixed, miscellaneous, various, mingle
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Top: nine 九, below: tree 木, simplified from 雑, which was with bird 隹
Nine trees [even without birds] are miscellanous and mixed. |
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染
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to dye, catch (a disease), contaminate
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Top: water 氵, nine 九, bottom: tree 木
You need water (= liquid) in 9 (colors, namely the 7 colors of the rainbow + black/white), obtained from trees, to dye with it. |
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究
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to investigate, study carefully, after all
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Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), bottom: nine 九
Hole 'nine' should be investigated. |
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轨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| rail, track, course, path
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Left: vehicle 车 (車= cart with axle丨 load-area 日 wheels 二), right: nine 九 [here: two rails 儿 connected with a tie/sleeper 一]
For the vehicles are the rails as their track or path. |
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仇
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| enemy, hatred, animosity, a rival, feud
chóu, qiú
亻
九
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Left: person 亻, right: nine 九
Persons who come in ninths are your enemies. |
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丸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| pill, bead, small round object, pellet
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Nine 九 with an additional stroke 丶
A 'nine' needs an additional stroke to become round like a pill. |
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抛
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to throw, toss, fling, cast, abandon
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From left: hand 扌, vari. of nine 九, force 力
In the hand you need nine-fold force for throwing. |
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旭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| dawn, rising sun
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Left: nine 九, right: sun 日
The upward direction ナ over the horizon 一 with a sun ray 乚 stands for: rising sun. |
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鸠
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JLPT no HSK |
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| turtle-dove (= Turtur orientalis)
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Left: nine 九 (here: image of a pigeon ナ with a head 乚 pecking at the ground.), right: bird 鸟/鳥
It is pecking at the ground. This bird is the: turtle-dove. (pigeon) |
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