Definition
玖 is the formal/financial variant of the numeral 九 (jiǔ), used exclusively in contexts where preventing forgery or alteration is important — such as writing the amount on a bank check, contract, or official form. You would never use it in everyday conversation; use 九 instead.
num.
nine (formal numeral, used in financial documents to prevent fraud)
Examples
- 玖。Zhè zhāng zhīpiào shàng de jīné shì jiǔ bǎi yuán.The amount on this check is 900 yuan.
- 玖。Hétóng shàng xiě de zǒng jīné shì jiǔ wàn yuán.The total amount written in the contract is 90,000 yuan.
- 玖。Fāpiào shàng zhùmíng de shì jiǔ qiān yuán.The invoice states 9,000 yuan.
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