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八
bā
eight; all around, all sides
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Two bent lines meaning "to divide"
HSK 1
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Words Using 八 (220)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
八
↗
bā
eight / 8
1
bā
八
↗
HSK 1
eight / 8
王八蛋
↗
wángbādàn
bastard (insult) / son of a bitch
wángbādàn
王八蛋
↗
bastard (insult) / son of a bitch
十八
↗
shíbā
eighteen / 18
shíbā
十八
↗
eighteen / 18
八卦
↗
bāguà
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes [[易經|易经<Yìjīng>]] / gossip / gossipy
bāguà
八卦
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the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes [[易經|易经<Yìjīng>]] / gossip / gossipy
八月
↗
Bāyuè
August / eighth month (of the lunar year)
Bāyuè
八月
↗
August / eighth month (of the lunar year)
八十
↗
bāshí
eighty / 80
bāshí
八十
↗
eighty / 80
丑八怪
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chǒubāguài
ugly person
chǒubāguài
丑八怪
↗
ugly person
八成
↗
bāchéng
eighty percent / most probably / most likely
bāchéng
八成
↗
eighty percent / most probably / most likely
王八
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wángbā
tortoise / cuckold / (old) male owner of a brothel / pimp
wángbā
王八
↗
tortoise / cuckold / (old) male owner of a brothel / pimp
三八
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sānbā
International Women's Day [[婦女節|妇女节<Fùnǚjié>]], 8th March / foolish / stupid
sānbā
三八
↗
International Women's Day [[婦女節|妇女节<Fùnǚjié>]], 8th March / foolish / stupid