[[Characters]] #Characters \ #Abstract-Concepts \ #Quantity # 九 jiǔ nine ## Componentes [[丿 (piě)]] [[⺄ (piě)]] ## Meaning The Chinese character 九 (jiǔ) means "nine." ## History Its evolution began during the Shang Dynasty with the Oracle Bone Script, where it was represented by nine horizontal lines. As the Zhou Dynasty started, it became more angular and stylized in the Bronze Inscription Script. During the Qin Dynasty, in the Seal Script, 九 took on a more square-shaped form with nine lines. The Han Dynasty saw further stylization in the Clerical Script. Finally, in modern Chinese, 九 became simplified and standardized, with nine straight horizontal lines. ## Evolution ### Oracular Script ![[九oracular.svg]] ### Bronze Script ? ### Seal Script ![[九seal.svg]] ### Clerical Script ![[九cle.svg]] ### Regular Script ![[九reg.svg]]