Hanzi Master

jiǔ

nine

HSK 1Numbers3rd tone (dipping)

(jiǔ) means “nine”. It’s an HSK 1 character in the “Numbers” group. In the app it comes with a memory story so the sound, tone and meaning stick in one exposure.

How to remember 九

Every Hanzi Master story is built from the sound. For jiǔ, the opening sound casts who is in the scene, the ending picks where it happens, and the 3rd tone (dipping) places it in one of five rooms. The shape itself acts out the meaning: nine.

The finished scene for 九 is one vivid sentence. Picture it once and jiǔ stays with you.

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Stroke order for 九

Words with 九

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