Chinese Character Eight 八
Tips: The character 八 looks like Papa’s moustache.
Radical: Some frequently-used characters containing the radical 八are 公, 共, 关, 弟, 六, 其, 前, 兴, 真 (public, together, shut down, younger brother, six, his / her / its / their, front, prosper, real)etc.
Stroke order:
Frequently-used words or phrases:
八月 |
bā yuè
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n. |
August |
八个月 |
bā gè yuè |
ph. |
eight months |
半斤八两 |
bàn jīn bā liǎng |
id. |
six of one and half a dozen of the other; just the same |
胡说八道 |
hú shuō bā dào
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id. |
talk nonsense |
八九不离十 |
bā jiǔ bù lí shí |
id. |
pretty close; very near | Exercise: Locate 八 in each character, and count the total number of strokes of the character. 分 半 只 关 共 弟 前 益 曾
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