eight; 8

HSK 1 #451

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 451st character
Radical ⼋ (12.0)
Strokes 2
Index # 9

Definitions

八 bā
  1. 1. eight
  2. 2. 8

Stroke order

八 stroke order diagram
八 stroke order animation

Words containing 八

Word Meaning
earnest; authentic
earnest; authentic
serious; earnest; real
very serious; solemn
Chinese osteopathy; the eight methods of bonesetting
Jiang Zemin's eight-point plan on Taiwan
"Jiang Zemin's eight-point formula" (for resuming a dialogue with Taiwan)
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; dirty
symbol of the alchemist's art
symbol of the alchemist's art
(bird species of China) Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
bastard; son of a bitch
bastard (insult); son of a bitch
birth date and time for fortune-telling
collared myna, a black-and-white bird
collared myna, a black-and-white bird
a hundred or so; about a hundred
a hundred or so; about a hundred
to be observant and alert (idiom)