Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 九


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Meaning

nine, 9

Pronunciation

jiǔ

Explanation

The number ten with a hook, that is substracting

Mnemonic

10 - 1 = 9

Radicals

nine
lighting rod(The use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity comes the meaning "lightning rod", although other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".)
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Vocabulary

九江 Jiǔ jiāng Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi; also Jiujiang county
九月 jiǔ yuè September; ninth month (of the lunar year)
九卿 jiǔ qīng the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)

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