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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ba1
- English meanings
- det.: eight
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Single-component character
八 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
horn sound
used to show mild imperative or uncertainty
dam
cling to; hope for; bar
to peel
indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
bare
dad; father
stop; cease; dismiss
stop; cease; dismiss
banana; plantain
tyrant; dominate
target
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 七嘴八舌
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