jiǔ
nine
Original meaning:
elbow
Depicts an elbow. Based on the original meaning "elbow", now written as 肘. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 九
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
9 | ||
September | ||
Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016 | ||
also Jiujiang county | ||
Kowloon district of Hong Kong |
Component uses
Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.952-953