八 bā
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
八
bā
eight
Character
Example phrases
- 我有八本书。 Wǒ yǒu bā běn shū. I have eight books.
- 现在八点。 Xiànzài bā diǎn. It's eight o'clock now.
- 他八岁。 Tā bā suì. He is eight years old.
- 今天是八月八号。 Jīntiān shì bā yuè bā hào. Today is August the eighth.
- 这本书八十块。 Zhè běn shū bāshí kuài. This book is eighty yuan.
- 我们八个人一起吃晚饭。 Wǒmen bā gè rén yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn. The eight of us are having dinner together.
- 他儿子八岁半。 Tā érzi bā suì bàn. His son is eight and a half.
- 明天早上八点上课。 Míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn shàngkè. Tomorrow morning class is at eight.
- 一杯茶八块钱。 Yì bēi chá bā kuài qián. A cup of tea is eight yuan.
- 王明买了八个本子。 Wáng Míng mǎi le bā gè běnzi. Wang Ming bought eight notebooks.
Related words
- 八成 bāchéng eighty percent; most likely
- 八卦 bāguà gossip; the Eight Trigrams; gossipy
- 乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo in a complete mess; all in disorder
- 七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé everyone talking at once; all speaking at the same time
- 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng from all directions; every quarter
- 四通八达 sìtōngbādá to extend in all directions; well connected
- 五花八门 wǔhuābāmén all kinds of; varied
- 九 jiǔ nine
- 七 qī seven
- 十 shí ten
- 六 liù six
- 零 líng zero