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九
jiǔ
Main
English Definitionnine; 9
Simplified Script九
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjiǔ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gau2
Part of Speech(数) numeral
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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