九 (pinyin jiǔ, "nine") is an HSK 1 Mandarin character with 2 strokes, built on the radical 乙.
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九
Newjiǔ
nine
Tone 3 · Third tone (dipping)
Radical
乙
Strokes
2
HSK
1 · tier 1a
Commonly confused with
Characters this one is often mistaken for — same number of strokes, similar silhouette, single-component differences. Curated, not derived.
Radical family
Other characters built on the same radical 乙. Often shares meaning category.
Pinyin neighbors
Characters with the same rime -iou, same-tone matches first. Many are true phonetic relatives; others are coincidental.