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Information of 八

Pinyin bā

Radical

八

Strokes

2 strokes

Usage

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Definition

eight / 8

八: [bā] 1. A number, which means seven plus one (usually represented in uppercase as "捌" on banknotes and documents). 八面玲珑. 八卦 (the eight basic diagrams in the "I Ching"). 2. (as a verb) To separate or part; this character is a pictogram, derived from the shape of things turning away from each other, and is associated with division or separation. English: part; leave each other. Reference: 八, parting (Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi"). 3. Commonly represents ordinal position, indicating the eighth (8th). Example: In "小雅·伐木", it refers to eight containers for offering. 4. Significantly, it can refer to the concept of eight directions (eight corners), as in "八者，维纲也" (eight is a fundamental principle). Example: In "大戴礼记", it reflects the positioning in both cardinal and intercardinal directions. 5. In literature, it signifies a measure of length, as in "八尺有余" (more than eight feet). Usage: - "八音" (the eight types of ancient Chinese musical instruments). - "八拜" (a traditional gesture of respect among youth towards elders). 6. Additionally, it represents the eighth element in a sequence, as seen in references to months, such as "八月在宇" (August is in the universe). Example: "八世" (eighth generation) and "八年" (eighth year).

四仰八叉 sì yǎng bā chā

sprawled out on one's back (idiom)

八哥 bā gē

(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)

七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

七大姑八大姨 qī dà gū bā dà yí

distant relatives

八卦刀 bā guà dāo

Bagua Knife

八卦掌 bā guà zhǎng

baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

八卦教 bā guà jiào

Bagua

八卦阵 bā guà zhèn

eight-trigram battle array / (fig.) mystifying tactics

八卦图 bā guà tú

Bagua map

八匹 bā pǐ

Eight horses

二十八宿 èr shí bā xiù

the twenty-eight constellations

八寸 bā cùn

Eight inches

十八岁 shí bā suì

eighteen years old

八达岭 Bā dá lǐng

Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination

八达岭长城 bā dá lǐng cháng chéng

Badaling Great Wall

八角帽 bā jiǎo mào

octagonal cap / octagonal hat

八幡 bā fān

yawata

廿八 niàn bā

Twenty eight

猪八戒 Zhū Bā jiè

Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake / Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation

八抬大轿 bā tái dà jiào

palanquin with eight carriers / (fig.) lavish treatment

降龙十八掌 xiáng lóng shí bā zhǎng

Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms

八戒 bā jiè

the eight precepts (Buddhism)

十八年 shí bā nián

Eighteen years

十八 shí bā

eighteen / 18

八月 Bā yuè

August / eighth month (of the lunar year)

一八 yī bā

one eight

八个 bā gè

eight

八角 bā jiǎo

anise / star anise / aniseed / octagonal / Fructus Anisi stellati

八路军 Bā lù jūn

Eighth Route Army, the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào

to talk rubbish