九
Meanings
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- 1.nine
- 2.9
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Wiktionary
- 1.nine
- 2.many
- 3.each of the nine nine-day periods from the winter solstice
- 4.synonym of 㞗 (gau1, “penis”)
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Etymology
Pictogram (象形) – a stylized hand, with bent wrist/forearm (hence the hook stroke at lower right). Earlier forms resemble 手 (shǒu), 寸 (cùn). The original meaning of the glyph was “elbow”, which is now written 肘 (OC *tkuʔ). After the meaning “elbow” was forgotten, 九 was taken to symbolize a fist tightening to bump up against something; thus, there is a metaphorical bumping up of nine against ten, which is the last number when counting on one's fingers. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw. Compare Tibetan དགུ (dgu).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
銀行九點開門
Banks open at nine o'clock.
九點鐘鎖門。
The door is locked at nine o'clock.
這個節目九點開始。
The program starts at nine o'clock.
比賽在九點鐘結束。
The game ended at nine o'clock.
我建議她九點前來。
I advised her to come by 9:00.
她晚上九點鐘上了車。
She got in at 9 p.m.
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