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
crooked; uneven (idiom); misshapen
assembled at random; a motley collection
assembled at random; a motley collection
confused; distracted
confused; distracted
bits and pieces; scattered fragments
very long spear with snake-like blade
Arisaka Type 38 rifle; old Japanese army rifle
(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)
International Women's Day (March 8)
International Women's Day (March 8)
Korean DMZ border at 38th parallel
38th parallel; border of North and South Korea
38th parallel
38th parallel
Maoist army code: Three Rules and Eight Points
Maoist army rules on discipline and behavior
soldier (from the two components of the bīng character) (derog.)
Mukden Incident, 18 Sept 1931
Mukden Incident, Japan seized Manchuria 1931
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
16-year-old beauty
the twenty-eight constellations