九
Ancient forms
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Meaning
jiǔ jiu3
- nine
- 9
Example sentences
- For quantities of 20 or more, we can allow you a special discount of 10% on the prices quoted.
Words with 九
- 九天 jiǔtiān the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
- 数九 shǔjiǔ nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
- 九成 jiǔchéng nine-tenths
- 重九 chóngjiǔ the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)
- 九流 jiǔliú the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家 (Rú jiā), Daoists 道家 (Dào jiā), Yin and Yang 阴阳家 (Yīn yáng jiā), Legalists 法家 (Fǎ jiā), Logicians 名家 (Míng jiā), Mohists 墨家 (Mò jiā), Diplomats 纵横家 (Zòng héng jiā), Miscellaneous 杂家 (Zá jiā), and Agriculturalists 农家 (Nóng jiā)
- 交九 jiāojiǔ the coldest period of the year
- 九十 jiǔshí ninety
- 十九 shíjiǔ nineteen
- 九价 jiǔjià (medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九價HPV疫苗|九价HPV疫苗 (jiǔ jià HPÜ yì miáo))
- 九野 jiǔyě the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided
- 九归 jiǔguī abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
- 牌九 páijiǔ pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)