九 (gau2 | jiu3) : nine

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九

gau2

jiu3

[1] nine [2] [Wu] unit for distance

玖 is a variant of 九, the "full form" of 九, used in certain formal settings such as when dealing

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Stroke count: 2

Level: 1

Radical: 乙 (#5)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

九

Don't confuse with:
丸

This word has been viewed 13237 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Jul 2009 17:06

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九月 gau2 jyut6 jiu3 yue4 = September

九十 gau2 sap6 jiu3 shi2 = ninety

十之八九 sap6 zi1 baat3 gau2 shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3 = mostly

九牛一毛 gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 = a drop in the ocean (lit., "nine cows, one hair")

九折 gau2 zit3 jiu3 zhe2 = 10% discount

九七年 gau2 cat1 nin4 jiu3 qi1 nian2 = '97; the year 1997

十九歲 sap6 gau2 seoi3 shi2 jiu3 sui4 = 19 years old

九唔搭八 gau2 m4 daap3 baat3 = completely nonsensical 粵

第九十 dai6 gau2 sap6 di4 jiu3 shi2 = ninetieth

九九金 gau2 gau2 gam1 = pure gold
See all 121 compounds (CantoDict reports 148 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 九

我哋去過九龍粵
We've been to Kowloon.

有個人喺九龍花園搵到個化石粵
Someone found a fossil in Kowloon Park.

佢今日寫嗰啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八粵
Nothing he wrote today made sense.
[Lit. He today write those things, what also nonsensical]

你講嗰啲嘢全部都九唔踏八。粵
Nothing you said made any sense.

九大簋加上美女就真係錦上添花啦粵
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.

你身高只有五呎九﹐想入籃球隊𠍁水啲噃。粵
Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 九
Unicode code for this character: U+4e5d (off-site link)

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