久 jiǔ long time
Made up of [丿 piě 'slash' radical 4, 人 rén person radical 9]Made with 3 strokes.
A picture of a person receiving medical care (moxibustion) , may also be a picture of a footprint, hence 'time passed'
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 丿 piě component: 必 bì (certainly) 弟 dì (younger brother) 乎 hū (at) 九 jiǔ (nine) 乐 lè (music) 么 me (what) 乃 nǎi (to be) 年 nián (year) 少 shǎo (less) 生 shēng (produce) 失 shī (to lose) 勿 wù (do not) 戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) 午 wǔ (noon) 义 yì (justice) 之 zhī (him) 族 zú (clan)
Also uses 人 rén component: 茶 chá (tea) 从 cóng (from) 曷 hé (why) 会 huì (can) 今 jīn (modern) 令 lìng (to order) 舍 shè (residence) 食 shí (eat) 以 yǐ (to use) 众 zhòng (many) 座 zuò (seat) 坐 zuò (sit)
Sounds same
九 jiǔ (nine) 酒 jiǔ (wine)Different tone
咎 jiù (fault) 就 jiù (at once) 旧 jiù (old)Pronunciation
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