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八 bā

Contains the radical

八 bā

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

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Explanation

Pictograph of two lines facing away from each other. The current meaning "eight" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "separate" is now written as 别 Bié .

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我们 wǒmen 注意 zhùyì 到 dào 你 nǐ 方 Fāng 上述 shàng shù 标题 biāotí 下 xià 的 de 八月 Bā yuè 五日来信 lái xìn .

We have noted your letter of August 5 under the above caption.

孩子 háizi 们 men 把 bǎ 照片 zhàopiàn 全都 quán dōu 翻得乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo .

The kids have muddled up all the photos.

以 yǐ 二 èr 除 chú 八 bā 得 dé 四 sì .

Divide eight by two you get four.

“ 当 dāng 王 Wáng 八 bā 的 de 吃 chī 俩 liǎ 炒 chǎo 肉 ròu ”!

" He'd be a cuckold, eating left - overs. "

他 tā 穿着 chuān zhuó 高及膝盖 xīgài 的 de 皮 Pí 护腿,留着海象 hǎi xiàng 般 bān 的八字胡 Hú ,真 zhēn 是 shì 个 gè 古怪 gǔguài 的 de 老家伙 lǎo jiā huo .

He is the queer old duck with the knee - length gaiters and walrus mustache.

Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 八 bā in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
八 bā	8	八 bā
八卦 bā guà	gossip	八卦 bā guà
八月 Bā yuè	August	八月 Bā yuè
乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo	at sixes and sevens	亂七八糟
王八 wáng bā	tortoise	王八 wáng bā
胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào	to talk rubbish	胡說八道
八成 bā chéng	eighty percent	八成 bā chéng
四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng	in all directions	四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng
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)	八路軍
五花八门 wǔ huā bā mén	myriad	五花八門
八字 bā zì	the character 8 or 八 bā	八字 bā zì
王八蛋 wáng bā dàn	bastard (insult)	王八蛋 wáng bā dàn
八角 bā jiǎo	anise	八角 bā jiǎo
八方 bā fāng	all directions	八方 bā fāng
十八 shí bā	18	十八 shí bā
八月份 bā yuè fèn	August	八月份 bā yuè fèn
猪八戒 Zhū Bā jiè	Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation	豬八戒
八达岭 Bā dá lǐng	Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination	八達嶺
十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ	most likely	十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ
八哥 bā gē	(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)	八哥 bā gē
丑八怪 chǒu bā guài	ugly person	醜八怪
八分之一 bā fēn zhī yī	one eighth	八分之一 bā fēn zhī yī
三八 sān bā	foolish	三八 sān bā

See all 1220 Chinese words that contain the character 八 bā in their composition.

八 bā

只 zhǐ

识 shí , 职 zhí , 织 zhī , 积 jī , 帜 zhì , 咫 zhǐ , 炽 chì , 嘦 jiào , 枳 zhǐ , 胑 zhī , 轵 zhǐ , 齞 niàn , 伿, 呮, 怾, 抧, 疻, 軹, 鉙

分 fēn

芬 fēn

棻 fēn

盆 pén

湓 pén , 葐

紛 fēn

釁 xìn

份 fèn , 粉 fěn , 扮 bàn , 贫 pín , 氛 fēn , 盼 pàn , 颁 bān , 寡 guǎ , 纷 fēn , 吩 fēn , 岔 chà , 掰 bāi , 酚 fēn , 忿 fèn , 玢 bīn , 兝 fēn kè , 坋 bèn , 坌 bèn , 攽 bān , 枌 fén , 棼 fén , 汾 fén , 瓰 fēn wǎ , 蚡 fén , 邠 bīn , 雰 fēn , 魵 fén , 鳻 fēn , 麄 cū , 鼢 fén , 兺, 哛, 妢, 岎, 帉, 弅, 昐, 朌, 梤, 椕, 炃, 瓫, 砏, 秎, 竕, 羒, 翂, 聁, 肦, 蚠
衯, 訜, 貧 pín , 躮, 鈖, 頒 bān , 馚, 黺

公 gōng

松 Sōng

鬆 sōng , 凇 sōng , 崧 sōng , 淞 sōng , 菘 sōng , 倯, 硹, 蜙

翁 wēng

嗡 wēng , 塕 wěng , 嵡 wěng , 暡 wěng , 滃 wěng , 瞈 wěng , 蓊 wěng , 螉 wēng , 鎓, 鹟 wēng , 傟, 勜, 慃, 聬, 鶲

衮 gǔn

滚 gǔn , 磙 gǔn , 蓘

讼 sòng , 颂 sòng , 瓮 wèng , 蚣 gōng , 忪 sōng , 伀 zhōng , 彸 zhōng , 鈆 qiān , 妐, 捴, 昖, 枩, 炂, 玜, 舩, 衳, 訟 sòng , 頌 sòng

总 zǒng

聪 cōng , 縂 zǒng , 搃

兴 Xīng

举 jǔ

榉 jǔ

誉 yù , 挙 jǔ

单 Shàn

弹 dàn , 禅 chán , 阐 chǎn , 惮 dàn , 蝉 chán , 掸 dǎn , 殚 dān , 郸 dān , 亸 duǒ , 冁 chǎn , 啴 chǎn , 婵 chán , 瘅 dān , 箪 dān , 觯 zhì , 椫 zhǎn

曾 Zēng

增 zēng , 赠 zèng , 蹭 cèng , 缯 zēng , 嶒 céng , 橧 zēng , 矰 zēng , 罾 zēng , 鬙 sēng , 潧, 熷, 璔, 磳, 竲, 繒 zēng , 譄, 鏳, 驓, 鱛

具 jù

真 zhēn

镇 zhèn , 填 tián , 慎 shèn , 缜 zhěn , 傎 diān , 寘 zhì , 搷 chēn , 滇 diān , 瑱 zhèn , 瘨 diān , 禛 zhēn , 稹 zhěn , 窴 tián , 蹎 diān , 阗 tián , 鬒 zhěn , 黰 zhěn , 厧, 嫃, 嵮, 槙, 磌, 縝, 蒖, 謓, 鎮 zhèn , 闐, 齻

俱 jù , 惧 jù , 飓 jù , 埧 jù , 椇, 犋, 颶 jù

共 gòng

暴 Bào

爆 bào , 曝 pù , 瀑 bào , 儤 bào , 襮 bó , 嚗 bó , 懪, 犦, 鑤, 鸔

恭 gōng

殿 diàn

臀 tún , 癜 diàn , 壂, 澱 diàn

巷 xiàng

港 Gǎng , 塂 jiǎng , 寋, 闀

洪 Hóng

篊, 葓, 鍙, 霟

巽 xùn

撰 zhuàn , 選 xuǎn , 僎 zhuàn , 噀 xùn , 潠 xùn , 簨 sǔn , 馔 zhuàn , 繏, 蟤, 襈, 譔, 鐉, 饌 zhuàn

異 yì

戴 Dài

襶 dài , 瀻

翼 Yì

糞 fèn

瀵 fèn

廙 yì , 潩, 熼, 禩, 穓, 趩, 霬

供 gōng , 粪 fèn , 哄 hōng , 烘 hōng , 拱 gǒng , 龚 gōng , 栱 gǒng , 珙 gǒng , 蕻 hóng , 輂 jú , 垬, 娂 hóng , 晎, 烡, 硔, 粠, 舼, 蛬, 謈, 谼, 輁, 鉷, 閧, 髸, 鬨 hòng , 龔 gōng

六 liù

帝 dì

啻 chì

膪 chuài

蒂 dì , 蹄 tí , 啼 tí , 谛 dì , 缔 dì , 揥 tì , 渧 dì , 碲 dì , 禘 dì , 偙, 媂, 崹, 楴, 締 dì , 腣, 褅, 諦 dì , 遆, 鍗, 鶙

产 chǎn

彦 yàn

颜 Yán , 谚 yàn , 顏 yán , 喭 yàn , 偐, 嵃, 楌, 諺 yàn , 遃, 顔, 齴

產 chǎn

嵼, 剷 chǎn , 摌, 滻 chǎn , 簅, 鏟 chǎn , 隡

萨 sà , 铲 chǎn , 浐 chǎn , 産 chǎn , 彥 yàn

商 Shāng

熵 shāng , 墒 shāng , 謪 shāng , 滳, 蔏, 螪

旁 páng

磅 bàng , 膀 bǎng , 镑 bàng , 榜 bǎng , 螃 páng , 谤 bàng , 傍 bàng , 嗙 pǎng , 蒡 bàng , 滂 pāng , 髈, 徬 páng , 塝 bàng , 搒 bàng , 耪 pǎng , 艕 bàng , 鳑 páng , 嫎, 嵭, 牓, 篣, 縍, 謗 bàng , 鎊 bàng , 騯, 鰟 páng

冥 míng

瞑 míng , 暝 míng , 塓 mì , 榠 míng , 溟 míng , 蓂 míng , 螟 míng , 鄍 míng , 凕, 嫇, 幎, 慏, 熐, 猽, 覭, 鼆

啇 dì

適 shì

擿 tī , 瓋, 藡, 讁

滴 dī , 摘 zhāi , 嘀 dí , 嫡 dí , 谪 zhé , 蹢 dí , 镝 dī , 墑, 樀, 蔐, 謫 zhé , 豴, 鏑

兖 yǎn , 宍 ròu , 兗 yǎn , 昗, 竒, 豙

兵 bīng

宾 bīn

槟 bīn , 滨 bīn , 殡 bìn , 鬓 bìn , 傧 bīn , 缤 bīn , 摈 bìn , 髌 bìn , 嫔 pín , 膑 bìn , 镔 bīn , 瑸

浜 bāng , 梹 bīng , 娦, 捠, 鋲, 鬂

谷 gǔ

容 Róng

溶 róng , 熔 róng , 蓉 róng , 榕 róng , 镕 róng , 瑢 róng , 鰫 yóng , 傛, 塎, 嫆, 嵱, 愹, 搈, 穃, 褣, 鎔 róng

卻 què

腳 jiǎo

欲 yù , 浴 yù , 豁 huō , 俗 sú , 裕 yù , 峪 yù , 绤 xì , 谽 hān , 郤 xì , 鋊 yù , 鹆 yù , 唂 gū , 慾 yù , 焀, 硲, 綌, 螸, 谸, 谹, 谺, 谻, 谼, 谾, 谿 xī , 豀, 豂, 豃, 豄, 豅 lóng , 輍, 逧, 鵒 yù

穴 xué

穿 chuān

瑏 chuān

空 kōng

控 kòng , 腔 qiāng , 椌 qiāng , 倥 kōng , 崆 kōng , 悾 kōng , 曌 Zhào , 焢 hōng , 箜 kōng , 鞚 kòng , 啌, 埪, 涳, 瞾, 硿, 羫, 聜, 谾, 躻, 鵼

突 tū

堗, 揬, 鶟, 鼵

窒 zhì

漥 wā , 膣 zhì , 潌, 螲

窜 cuàn

蹿 cuān , 撺 cuān , 镩 cuān

窄 zhǎi

榨 zhà , 搾, 醡 zhà

窘 jiǒng

穵 wā

挖 wā

穸 xī

窊 wā

搲 wā

竄 cuàn

攛 cuān

究 jiū , 窗 chuāng , 窃 qiè , 穷 qióng , 窝 wō , 帘 lián , 窥 kuī , 窍 qiào , 窟 kū , 窖 jiào , 窦 dòu , 窑 yáo , 窕 tiǎo , 窈 yǎo , 屄 bī , 窿 lóng , 穹 qióng , 竊 qiè , 窨 xūn , 窩 wō , 窠 kē , 窪 wā , 梥 sōng , 窀 zhūn , 窂 láo , 窅 yǎo , 窆 biǎn , 窋 zhú , 窌 jiào , 窎 diào , 窔 yǎo , 窞 dàn , 窣 sū , 窬 yú , 窭 jù , 窳 yǔ , 窴 tián , 窸 xī , 窾 kuǎn , 竁 cuì , 竃 zào , 鴥 yù , 坹, 岤, 攨, 柼, 泬, 狖, 穻, 穼
穽, 穾, 窇, 窉, 窏, 窐, 窓, 窙, 窚, 窛, 窡, 窢, 窤, 窧, 窫, 窮 qióng , 窯 yáo , 窰, 窱, 窲, 窵, 窶, 窷, 窹, 窺 kuī , 窻, 窼, 窽, 竀, 竂, 竅 qiào , 竆, 竇 dòu , 竈 zào , 竉, 茓, 袕, 貁, 躥 cuān , 鑹, 鴧, 鴪 yù

兮 xī

盻 xì , 肹 xī , 枍

冀 jì

骥 jì , 懻, 驥 jì

寅 yín

夤 yín

演 yǎn , 戭 yǎn , 殥 yín , 縯, 螾 yǐn , 璌, 瞚, 蔩, 鏔

呉 Wú

娯 yú

曽 céng

贈 zèng

憎 zēng , 僧 sēng , 噌 cēng , 甑 zèng , 増 zēng , 朆 fēn , 鄫 Zéng , 層 céng

眞 zhēn

嗔 chēn , 塡 tián , 巓 diān , 愼 shèn , 瞋 chēn , 鎭 zhèn , 槇, 癲 diān

虡 jù

恱, 毤

兌 duì

帨 shuì , 敚 duó , 梲 zhuó , 駾 tuì , 侻, 悅 yuè , 挩, 敓, 涗, 稅 shuì , 脫 tuō , 蛻 tuì , 裞, 說 shuō , 銳 ruì , 閱 yuè , 鮵

尣 wāng

尩 wāng , 尦

貝 bèi

敗 bài

賓 bīn

璸 bīn , 矉 pín , 礗 pīn , 蠙, 儐, 嬪 pín , 擯 bìn , 檳 bīn , 殯 bìn , 濱 bīn , 獱, 穦, 繽 bīn , 臏, 薲, 鑌, 馪, 驞, 髕 bìn , 鬢 bìn

賞 shǎng

償 cháng , 贘, 鑜

質 zhì

懫 zhí , 儨, 劕, 櫍, 瓆, 礩, 躓 zhì , 鑕

貸 dài

賢 xián

礥, 臔, 藖, 鑦

員 yuán

勛 xūn , 熉, 霣 yǔn , 傊, 圓 yuán , 塤, 愪, 損 sǔn , 殞 yǔn , 溳, 磒, 篔 yún , 縜, 蒷, 隕 yǔn , 韻 yùn

貪 tān

嗿 tǎn , 僋

頁 yè

題 tí

龥 yù

籲 yù

煩 fán

薠 fán

穎 yǐng

頂 dǐng

頃 qǐng

廎, 傾 qīng , 蹞

項 xiàng

澒 hòng

須 xū

澃 jiǒng , 嬃, 蕦, 頾, 鬚 xū

頊 xū

預 yù

澦, 蕷 yù

頓 dùn

噸 dūn

頗 pō

領 lǐng

嶺 lǐng

頡 jié

襭 xié , 擷 xié , 纈 xié

頻 pín

瀕 bīn , 嚬 pín , 蘋 píng

瀩, 蘈

顛 diān

巔 diān , 攧 diān

類 lèi

禷, 蘱

顥 hào

顯 xiǎn

顆 kē , 顏 yán , 頼, 巓 diān , 纇, 頄 qiú , 頍, 頔, 頖 pàn , 頚 jǐng , 頞 è , 頠, 頬 jiá , 頯 kuí , 頳 chēng , 顑 kǎn , 顕 xiǎn , 顗 yǐ , 顚 diān , 顜 jiǎng , 顣 qī , 囂 xiāo , 崸, 幁, 暊, 湏, 潁, 熲, 癲 diān , 碩 shuò , 蝢, 順 shùn , 頇, 頉, 頋, 頌 sòng , 頎, 頏 háng , 頑 wán , 頒 bān , 頕, 頙, 頛, 頜 hé , 頟, 頢, 頣, 頤 yí , 頥, 頦 kē
頧, 頨, 頩, 頪, 頫, 頭 tóu , 頮, 頰 jiá , 頱, 頵, 頶, 頷 hàn , 頸 jǐng , 頹 tuí , 頺, 頿, 顀, 顁, 顂, 顃, 顄, 顅, 顇, 顈, 顉, 顊, 顋, 額 é , 顎 è , 顐, 顒, 顓 zhuān , 顔, 顖, 願 yuàn , 顙 sǎng , 顝, 顟, 顠, 顡, 顢, 顤, 顦, 顧 gù , 顨, 顩, 顪, 顫 chàn , 顬 rú , 顭
顮, 顱 lú , 顲, 顳 niè , 顴 quán

賤 jiàn

濺 jiàn

賊 zéi

費 fèi

曊, 鐨, 靅

則 zé

側 cè , 廁 cè , 崱 zé , 萴, 厠, 惻 cè , 測 cè , 鍘

嬰 yīng

嚶, 孆, 孾, 巊, 廮, 攖, 櫻 yīng , 瀴, 瓔 yīng , 癭, 纓 yīng , 蘡, 蠳, 鸚 yīng

貞 zhēn

偵 zhēn , 媜, 寊, 幀 zhèng , 揁, 楨 zhēn , 湞 zhēn , 碵, 禎 zhēn , 緽, 赬, 遉, 鍞

負 fù

偩 fù , 媍, 萯, 蝜

貢 gòng

贛 gàn

篢, 嗊 gòng , 幊, 愩, 慐, 摃, 槓 gàng , 熕, 碽, 贑

貫 guàn

罆 guàn , 實 shí , 慣 guàn , 摜, 樌, 瑻, 謴, 躀, 遦, 鏆

責 zé

積 jī

癪 jī , 廭

債 zhài , 蹟 jī , 勣, 嘖 zé , 嫧, 幘, 樍, 歵, 漬 zì , 皟, 瞔, 磧, 簀, 績 jī , 耫, 蔶, 襀, 謮, 賾, 鰿

貳 èr

樲 èr , 膩 nì

貴 guì

遺 yí

壝 wěi , 瀢, 讉

濻, 藬

匱 kuì

櫃 guì , 籄, 鑎

潰 kuì , 樻 guì , 璝 guī , 穨, 蹪 tuí , 僓, 嘳, 圚, 墤, 嬇, 尵, 憒, 撌, 殨, 瞶, 簣 kuì , 繢, 聵 kuì , 膭, 蕢 kuì , 鐀, 靧, 鞼, 饋 kuì

買 mǎi

賣 mài

讀 dú , 贖 shú , 凟 dú , 匵 dú , 藚 xù , 贕 dú , 儥, 嬻, 櫝, 殰, 瀆 dú , 牘 dú , 犢 dú , 瓄, 皾, 竇 dòu , 續 xù , 襩, 覿, 豄, 鑟, 韇, 韥, 黷 dú

嘪, 簤, 蕒 mǎi

貿 mào

賁 bì

噴 pēn , 墳 fén , 幩 fén , 歕 pēn , 濆, 羵 fěn , 蕡 fén , 轒 fén , 饙 fēn , 僨, 憤 fèn , 橨, 燌, 獖, 膹, 蟦, 豶, 鐼, 隫, 馩, 鱝, 黂

資 zī

澬 zī , 薋, 蠀

賈 jiǎ

價 jià , 檟

鑚, 纉 zuǎn , 儧, 攅, 櫕, 濽, 瓉, 讃

賜 cì

儩 sì , 瀃

賴 lài

攋 là , 藾 lài , 嬾, 懶 lǎn , 櫴, 瀨 lài , 獺, 瓎, 癩 lài , 籟 lài , 襰

贅 zhuì

贈 zèng

贊 zàn

鑽 zuān , 儹 zǎn , 欑 zàn , 灒 zàn , 籫 zuǎn , 劗, 囋, 巑, 攢 zǎn , 瓚, 礸, 禶, 穳, 纘, 臢 zā , 襸, 讚 zàn , 趲, 躦, 饡

贏 yíng

籯 yíng , 攍, 灜

贔 bì

屭 xì

賠 péi , 贖 shú , 贓 zāng , 購 gòu , 賒 shē , 罌 yīng , 孭 miē , 唄 bei , 戝 zéi , 貤 yí , 賌 gāi , 賏 yīng , 賝 chēn , 賥 suì , 賨 cóng , 賮 jìn , 賸 shèng , 贉 tǎn , 鵙 jú , 嗩 suǒ , 垻, 寳, 屓, 梖, 浿, 溑, 燲, 狽 bèi , 珼, 瑣 suǒ , 璳, 甖, 筫, 蕆, 蛽, 譻, 財 cái , 貣, 貥, 貦, 貧 pín , 貨 huò , 販 fàn , 貮, 貯 zhù , 貱, 貲 zī , 貵, 貶 biǎn , 貹
貺, 貼 tiē , 貽 yí , 貾, 賀 hè , 賂 lù , 賃 lìn , 賄 huì , 賅 gāi , 賆, 賉, 賋, 賍, 賎, 賐, 賑 zhèn , 賕, 賖, 賗, 賘, 賙 zhōu , 賚 lài , 賟, 賡, 賦 fù , 賧, 賩, 賫, 賬 zhàng , 賭 dǔ , 賯, 賰, 賱, 賲, 賳, 賵, 賶, 賷, 賹, 賺 zhuàn , 賻, 賽 sài , 賿, 贀, 贁, 贂, 贃, 贄 zhì , 贆, 贇
贋, 贌, 贍 shàn , 贎, 贐, 贒, 贗 yàn , 贘, 贙, 贚, 贜, 郥, 鋇 bèi , 鎖 suǒ , 鎻, 鑍, 閴, 鸎, 鼰, 齎 jī

兽 shòu , 趴 pā , 叭 bā , 扒 bā , 汃, 仈 Bā , 倶 jù , 儍 shǎ , 兲 tiān , 囶 guó , 朳 bā , 猣 zōng , 糭 zòng , 翪 zōng , 肸 xì , 釡 fǔ , 鍐 cōng , 鬷 zōng , 鼄 zhū , 兾, 厀, 堫, 嵏, 嵕, 巺, 惾, 朡, 椶, 洕, 玐, 稯, 糉, 緵, 艐, 葼, 蝬, 釟, 鑁, 闠, 騣, 鬉, 鯼, 鴸