View source for 九

{{also|玖|丸|力}}
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==Translingual==
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===Han character===
{{commonsrad|5|1}}
{{Han char|rn=5|rad=乙|as=01|sn=2|four=40017|canj=KN|ids=⿻㇓㇈}}

====Derived characters====
* {{lang|mul|[[仇]], [[㕤]], [[扏]], [[氿]], [[肍]], [[朹]], [[犰]], [[䊵]]([[𮉠]]), [[訅]], [[䜪]], [[軌]]([[轨]]), [[㐜]], [[釚]]([[𫟲]]), [[骩]], [[鼽]], [[丸]], [[旭]], [[訄]], [[䧱]], [[虓]], [[頄]]([[𬱓]]), [[馗]], [[㐡]], [[㐤]], [[鳩]]([[鸠]]), [[勼]], [[宄]], [[尻]], [[旯]], [[㶢]], [[艽]], [[究]], [[㭝]], [[㐇]], [[卆]], [[厹]], [[叴]], [[旮]], [[杂]], [[䲥]], [[㔲]], [[抛]], [[亴]]}}

====Descendants====
* [[𛀭]]

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0083.190|dkj=00167|dj=0168.020|hdz=10048.050|uh=4E5D}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=玖-financial,𠔀,𢌬,𣲄}}
{{zh-wp|zh|yue|lzh|cdo:9|nan:9}}
[[Image:Chinesische.Zahl.Neun.jpg|thumb|The number nine in {{w|Chinese number gestures}}]]

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etyl}}
{{liushu|p}} – a stylized hand, with bent wrist/forearm (hence the hook stroke at lower right). Earlier forms resemble {{l|zh|手}}, {{l|zh|寸}}. The original meaning of the glyph was “elbow”, which is now written {{och-l|肘}}.

After the meaning “elbow” was forgotten, {{lang|zh|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.

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*d/s-kəw}}. Compare {{cog|bo|དགུ}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=jiǔ
|m-s=jiu3
|m-x=jiù
|m-nj=jiǔ
|dg=җю2
|c=gau2
|c-dg=gaau2
|c-t=giu2
|c-yj=gieu2
|g=jiu3
|h=pfs=kiú;hrs=h:giuˊ;gd=giu3
|j=jiou2
|mb=giǔ
|md=gāu/giū
|md_note=gāu - vernacular; giū - literary
|mn=káu/kiú
|mn_note=káu - vernacular; kiú - literary
|mn-t=gao2/giu2
|mn-t_note=gao2 - vernacular; giu2 - literary
|mn-l=gao2
|px=pt,xy:gao3/pt,xy:giu3
|px_note=gao3 - vernacular; giu3 - literary
|w=sh:5cieu;jd:5ciu;yx,jx,hz,sx,nb,zs,jj,cm,cs,hy,hn,dq,sj,tx:3cieu;cz:3ciou;cx:1cieu;xs:3cio
|x=jiou3
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=y
|cat=num
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[nine]]
#* {{zh-x|九 九 八十一。|'''Nine''' times '''nine''' is [[eighty-one]].|ref=“The Mnemonic of Multiplication”}}
# {{lb|zh|figurative}} [[many]]
#* {{zh-x|九 曲 黃河 萬 里 沙，浪 淘 風 簸 自 天涯。|The Yellow River with its '''many''' twists and turns flows thousands of miles full of sand / Carried by its waves stirred up by the wind coming from a faraway land.|ref='''822?''', {{w|Liu Yuxi}}, “Ripples Sifting Sand”|CL}}
# {{lb|zh|weather}} each of the nine nine-day [[period]]s from the [[winter solstice]]
#* {{zh-x|一 九 二 九 不 出 手，三 九 四 九 冰 上 走。|In the first and the second '''nine-day period''', one should not take out one's hand; / In the third and the fourth '''nine-day period''', the ice is thick enough to stand.|ref=“The Nine Nine-Day Periods Song”, a folk song}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|minced oath|euphemism}} {{syn of|zh|㞗|tr=gau1|t=penis}}

=====See also=====
* {{zh-l|勾}} {{q|in radio communications}}
{{Chinese-numbers}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|九一八事變|一一九|一歲九遷|一禾九穗|一言九鼎|七返九還|三九天|三六九等|三回九曲|三回九轉|三教九流|三槐九棘|三等九格|三貞九烈|三跪九叩|三部九候|上九|下九|中九|九一四|九七大限|九七期限|九世之仇|九丘|九九|九九歸一|九九歸原|九九登高|九五|九五之位|九五之尊|九份|九佐|九冬|九分|九刑|九功|九勢|九卿|九原|九原可作|九合|九合一匡|九吊六的|九命|九命奇冤|九品|九品中正|九品詞|九國公約|九土|九地|九垓|九夏|九大行星|九天|九天仙女|九天玄女|九如|九如鄉|九姻|九嬪|九子母|九孔|九官鳥|九宮|九宮格|九尾狐|九尾龜|九層塔|九嶷山|九州|九幽|九思|九懷|九成|九成九|九成宮|九折臂|九故十親|九數|九方|九方皋|九族|九旒|九日|九春|九曜|九曲洞|九更天|九有|九服|九朽一罷|九歌|九歎|九歸|九死|九死一生|九死不悔|九江市|九泉|九流|九流三教|九流十家|九流百家|九淵|九烈三貞|九烏|九煉成鋼|九牛一毛|九牛毛|九牧|九畹遺容|九疇|九疊篆|九疑山|九百|九皋|九眷|九禮|九秋|九穀|九竅|九節鞭|九經|九經字樣|九罭|九老會|九聲|九芎|九花|九華|九華山|九華帳|九蓮燈|九衢|九親|九譯|九賓|九轉丹|九轉金丹|九辯|九迴腸|九通|九連環|九還丹|九重|九重天|九重葛|九重霄|九野|九針|九錫|九門|九閽|九霄|九霄雲外|九音鑼|九章|九章律|九章算術|九頭鳥|九香蟲|九鼎|九鼎大呂|九龍|九龍半島|九龍壁|九龍杯|五九國恥|八九|八九分|八九分人|八病九痛|八索九丘|八花九裂|劉九兒|力濟九區|北九州|十中八九|十之八九|十八九|十室九空|十拿九穩|十捉九著|十死九生|十清九濁|十生九死|十病九痛|十米九糠|十羊九牧|十親九故|十賭九輸|十轉九空|回九|回腸九回|天九|天保九如|夷九族|小九九|小加九|屏風九疊|廣九鐵路|張九齡|愁腸九轉|接三換九|推牌九|搬九|數九|數九天|易堂九子|暗九|東北九省|深居九重|港九|燕九節|牌九|牢九|視窗九五|窮九|第九藝術|簫韶九成|老九|耕九餘三|舉十知九|言十妄九|重九|重九登高|陸九淵|陸九齡|陽九|陽九之會|陽九之阨|雙九|風魔九伯|魄散九霄|鶴鳴九皋|齊煙九點|龍生九子|九間房|九渡河|九里|九集|七零九所|七零九|九畹溪|九道|九湖|九江|一丈差九尺}}

====Descendants====
{{CJKV||く|j2=きゅう|구|cửu}}
''Others'':
* {{desctree|bor=1|tai-pro|*kɤwꟲ|t=nine}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-see|鳩|o|to [[gather]]; to [[assemble]]}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}
{{cln|zh|cardinal numbers|numbers|numeral symbols|numerals}}
{{C|zh|Nine}}

==Japanese==
{{cardinalbox|ja|8|9|10|八|十}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji}}

# [[nine]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=く
|kanon=きゅう<きう
|kun=ここの-, ここの-つ
|nanori=いちじく, いちのく, この, ひさし
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|九%夏|きゅう%か}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%官%鳥|きゅう%かん%ちょう|gloss=a [[mina]] or [[mynah]] [[bird]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|九 牛 一 毛|きゅう ぎゅう いち もう|gloss=nine cows one hair ([[a drop in the ocean]])}}
* {{ja-r/args|九九|くく}}, {{ja-r/args|九々|くく|gloss=Multiplication table}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%月|く%がつ|gloss=September}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%死|きゅう%し|gloss=[[near]] [[death]], [[nearly]] [[dead]], a [[close shave]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%州|^きゅう%しゅう|gloss=[[Kyushu]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%重|ここの%え}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%寸 五分|く%すん ごぶ|gloss=a [[short sword]], a [[dagger]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%星|きゅう%せい}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%折|きゅう%せつ}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%泉|きゅう%せん|gloss=the nether world}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%地|きゅう%ち}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%天|^きゅう%てん|gloss=Ninth Heaven (the highest of heavens)}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%拝|きゅう%はい}}
* {{ja-r/args|九分|くぶ}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%輪|く%りん}}
* {{ja-r/args|九%六|くん%ろく}}
}}{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=kanon|きゅう}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|九}}. The {{glink/ja|kan'on}} reading, so likely a later borrowing. Borrowed after palatalization occurred in Middle Chinese. Compare modern {{cog|hak|九|tr=giu<sup>3</sup>}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|きゅう|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR|a=Ja-9-kyuu.ogg}}

====Numeral====
{{ja-pos|numeral|きゅう|hist=きう}}

# [[nine]]

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|きゅう|hist=きう}}

# [[nine]]
# {{ja-def|究}} an [[indeterminate]] [[large]] [[number]], a [[myriad]], a great many
# {{lb|ja|divination}} the number of [[yang]], in opposition to {{m|ja|六|tr=roku||six}} as the number of [[yin]]

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=goon|く|alt=玖}}
From Early {{der|ja|ltc|sort=く|-}} {{ltc-l|九}}. The {{glink/ja|goon}} reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|く|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Numeral====
{{ja-pos|numeral|く}}

# [[nine]]
# [[ninth]]

=====Usage notes=====
* Sometimes considered unlucky due to being homophonous with {{m|ja|苦|tr=ku||suffering}}.

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|く}}

# [[nine]]
# the [[ninth]]

====Coordinate terms====
{{japanese number}}

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|ここの}}
From {{inh|ja|ojp|sort=ここの|-}} from {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|sort=ここの|*kəkənə}}.

First attested in the ''{{w|Kojiki}}'' of 712 {{CE}}.<ref>{{R:Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Concise}}</ref>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|ここの|acc=2|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Numeral====
{{ja-pos|numeral|ここの}}

# [[nine]]

===Etymology 4===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|この}}
{{IPAchar|/kokono/}} → {{IPAchar|/kono/}}

{{abbrev|ja|sort=この}} of {{der|ja|ojp|sort=この|九|tr=kokono|t=nine}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|この|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Numeral====
{{ja-pos|numeral|この}}

# [[nine]]
#: {{ja-usex|ひい、ふう、みい、…なな、やあ、'''この'''、とお|one, two, three, ... seven, eight, '''nine''', ten}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Generally only used when counting out loud, as in the example above. In writing, usually found spelled out in hiragana as {{ja-l|この}} to make the reading unambiguous.

===References===
<references/>

===Further reading===
* {{cite-web|title=You can count on the tales behind number-kanji|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221205726/http://www.kanjiclinic.com/kc102final.htm|work={{w|The Japan Times}}|date=March 17 2010}}

{{cln|ja|numeral symbols|sort=9}}
{{C|ja|Nine}}

==Korean==

===Etymology 1===
{{number box|ko|9}}
From {{der|ko|ltc|sort=구|-}} {{ltc-l|九}}.

{{collapse|
* {{hanja-dongguk|구ᇢ〯|kwǔw}}
* {{hanja-hunmong|구|kwu|雜語#하34A|hun=아홉 구}}
* {{hanja-gwangju|구|kwu|hun=아홉 구}}
* {{hanja-sinjeung|구|kwu|hun=아홉 구}}
|Historical readings
}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ko-hanja-pron|구}}

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|아홉|구}}

# {{hanja form of|구|[[nine]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}{{ko-l/multi|data=
* {{ko-l/args|구경|九卿}}
* {{ko-l/args|구경|九經}}
* {{ko-l/args|구계|九界}}
* {{ko-l/args|구곡|九穀}}
* {{ko-l/args|구덕|九德}}
* {{ko-l/args|구동|九冬}}
* {{ko-l/args|구륜|九輪}}
* {{ko-l/args|구사|九思}}
* {{ko-l/args|구십|九十}}
* {{ko-l/args|구월|九月}}
* {{ko-l/args|구족|九族}}
* {{ko-l/args|구중|九重}}
* {{ko-l/args|구천|九天}}
* {{ko-l/args|구천|九泉}}
* {{ko-l/args|십구|十九}}
* {{ko-l/args|중구|重九}}
* {{ko-l/args|구관조|九官鳥}}
* {{ko-l/args|구미호|九尾狐}}
* {{ko-l/args|정구품|正九品}}
* {{ko-l/args|종구품|從九品}}
* {{ko-l/args|구구단|九九段}}
* {{ko-l/args|일세구천|一歲九遷}}
* {{ko-l/args|일월구천|一月九遷}}
* {{ko-l/args|일일구천|一日九遷}}
}}{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
Related to {{cog|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|糾}}.

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja|모으다|모을|규}}

# {{lb|ko|archaic}} {{hanja form of|규|to [[gather]]; to [[collect]]}}

====Compounds====
* {{ko-l|규합|九合/糾合}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|56}}

{{cln|ko|numeral symbols|sort=9}}
{{C|ko|Nine}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|rs=乙01
|hanviet=cửu-tdcntd;gdhn
|phienthiet=
|nom=cửu-tdcntd;bonet;genibrel
}}

# {{han tu form of-lite|cửu|[[nine]]}}

====Derived terms====
{{der-top3}}
* {{vi-l|九章|cửu chương|}}
* {{vi-l|九角|cửu giác|}}
* {{vi-l|九原|cửu nguyên|}}
* {{vi-l|重九|trùng cửu|}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
<references/>

{{cln|vi|numeral symbols}}

==Zhuang==

===Noun===
{{za-head|noun}}

# {{za-sawndip form of|gyaeuj||head; headhair}}