八

bā

eight; all around, all sides

How to write 八, stroke by stroke

eight

Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

王八蛋wáng bā dànbastard; son of a bitch
八卦bā guàthe eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; gossip; gossipy
胡说八道hú shuō bā dàoto talk rubbish
八月bā yuèAugust; eighth month (of the lunar year)
十八shí bāeighteen; 18
三八sān bāInternational Women's Day 妇女节, 8th March; foolish; stupid
八成bā chéngeighty percent; most probably; most likely
王八wáng basoftshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel
八十bā shíeighty; 80
丑八怪chǒu bā guàiugly person
八婆bā pómeddling woman; nosy parker (Cantonese)
八字bā zìthe character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling

她们只是胡说八道。
tā men zhǐ shì hú shuō bā dào 。
They're just talking shit.
我有八个兄弟姐妹。
wǒ yǒu bā gè xiōng dì jiě mèi 。
I have eight brothers and sisters.
他的房间乱七八糟。
tā de fáng jiān luàn qī bā zāo 。
His room was in disorder.
八点半开始上课。
bā diǎn bàn kāi shǐ shàng kè 。
Class doesn't begin until eight-thirty.
一辆车龄八年的车子几乎是毫无价值的。
yí liàng chē líng bā nián de chē zi jī hū shì háo wú jià zhí de 。
An eight-year-old car is almost worthless.