九
Character Breakdown
Radical: 乙 (no. 5)
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- nine
- 9
Example Sentences
九点上课。
Jiǔ diǎn shàngkè
Class starts at nine
Words Containing 九
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 九份 | Jiǔ fèn | Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies | |
| 九十 | jiǔ shí | ninety | |
| 九卿 | jiǔ qīng | the Nine Ministers (in imperial China) | |
| 九台 | Jiǔ tái | Jiutai county level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin | |
| 三九天 | sān jiǔ tiān | the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year | |
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Related Words
一言九鼎(yī yán jiǔ dǐng)· one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
→三教九流(sān jiào jiǔ liú)· the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)
→三旬九食(sān xún jiǔ shí)· lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
→三跪九叩(sān guì jiǔ kòu)· to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
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HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 1
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 1
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九: HSK 1 on both the old and the new exam. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
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