Stroke order of 九
九 has 2 strokes. Follow the boxes left to right: the red stroke is the one to write next.
What 九 means
九 jiǔ: nine.
How it is built
- Radical: 乙
- 九 is a pictograph: it started as a drawing of the thing it means.
- An elbow.
Tips for writing 九
- Say each stroke as you write it, so the order sticks.
- Keep the character inside the box: use the dashed centre lines to place each part.
- Trace the faded copies first, then write it on your own in the empty boxes.
Practise it in context
More characters
- 十 ten
- 爸 father
- 妈 mother
- 哥 elder brother
- 姐 elder sister
- 弟 young brother
- 妹 younger sister
- 红 red
- 黄 yellow
- 蓝 blue
- 绿 green
- 白 white
See all characters with stroke order
More worksheets
Worksheet makers
- Chinese writing worksheets for kids
- Chinese name tracing worksheet
- Chinese numbers worksheet
- Chinese radicals worksheet
- Tian zi ge writing paper
- Chinese poem worksheets
- Chinese worksheets for kindergarten