Character Contained In References Comments
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traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
十
Mandarin
jiu3, jiu4, jiu1, qiu2
English
Definitions
nine; 9; after all; investigate
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: a bent arm with fingers outstretched; measuring the limits of an object: to size up