玖 (jiǔ) - Nine (formal, used in financial contexts to prevent & black jade-like stone.

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jiǔ ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 王

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玖 · jiǔ

Nine (formal, used in financial contexts to prevent forgery);

black jade-like stone.

Nine (formal, used in financial contexts to preventblack jade-like stone.

Usage highlights

NineBlack jadeNine hundredNine thousandNinetyFinancial numeral nine

Synonyms

  • 九— nine (standard numeral)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The amount is nine hundred yuan (玖佰元).
  • This is a piece of black jade (玖玉).
  • Used as a financial numeral (大写数字).

Collocations

  • Nine (financial)(玖)
  • Black jade(玖玉)
  • Nine hundred(玖佰)
  • Nine thousand(玖仟)
  • Ninety(玖拾)
  • Financial numeral nine(大写玖)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used as the formal, anti-fraud numeral for 'nine' in financial documents, checks, and legal contracts in Chinese.
  • Originally refers to a type of black jade-like stone, with the character borrowing the meaning of 'nine'.

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