How to write 八 (bā, “eight”)
八 (bā), an HSK 1 character, means “eight”. It is the number 8. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 五花八门 (“myriad”), 八成 (“eighty percent”) and 四面八方 (“all directions”). Japanese reads it hachi, “eight”, as a JLPT N5 kanji.
- Pinyin
- bā
- Strokes
- 2
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 八 (“eight”)
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- 1
- 2
- Left-falling stroke ㇒leftdown and left
- Right-falling stroke ㇏topdown and right
Japanese and Chinese
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八 in numbers
- 五花八门 — myriad
- 八成 — eighty percent
- 四面八方 — (idiom) all directions
- 四通八达 — roads open in all directions (idiom)
- 乱七八糟 — (idiom) chaotic
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| bā first tone | eight | — | 五花八门 八成 四面八方 四通八达 |
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- Words with it
- 154 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 八
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八 | bā | eight HSK 1 |
| 五花八门 五花八門 | wǔhuā-bāmén | myriad; all kinds of HSK 7-9 |
| 八成 | bāchéng | eighty percent; most probably HSK 7-9 |
| 四面八方 | sìmiàn-bāfāng | (idiom) all directions; all around HSK 7-9 |
| 四通八达 四通八達 | sìtōng-bādá | roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides HSK 7-9 |
| 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 | luànqībāzāo | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder HSK 7-9 |
| 七嘴八舌 | qīzuǐ-bāshé | lively discussion with everybody talking at once HSK 7-9 |
| 八卦 | bāguà | the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经 (Yìjīng)… HSK 7-9 |
| 三八 | sānbā | International Women's Day 妇女节 (Fùnǚjié), 8th March; foolish |
| 二八 | èrbā | 16; sixteen |
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