八U+516B2 STROKES
Entry·pron. bā
ㄅㄚ
“The natural number eight; used as a numeral or adjective to denote eight; sometimes used adverbially to mean all around or many.”
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- 八月ㄅㄚ ㄩㄝˋAugust; eighth month of the lunar calendar.
- 十八ㄕˊ ㄅㄚthe number eighteen; 18.
- 第八ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄚeighth; the eighth (in order, sequence, or ranking); eighth place; eighth day of the month; eighth item or position
- 八十ㄅㄚ ㄕˊeighty; the number 80
- 八日ㄅㄚ ㄖˋeight days; the eighth day of the month; (informal, Taiwan) a holiday period around the eighth day of the lunar month.
- 八成ㄅㄚ ㄔㄥˊeighty percent; most probably; most likely
- 十八日ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄖˋeighteen days; the eighteenth day of the month; a period of eighteen days
- 八仙ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢthe Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology); eight legendary figures in Chinese folklore; also: eight Tang-dynasty poets known for drinking and writing
- 八卦ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋthe eight trigrams of the Book of Changes; gossip; rumors; gossipy (esp. in Hong Kong and Taiwan usage)
- 八點ㄅㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˇeight o'clock; 8:00; time of day; eight points; eight dots; eight spots.
- 八百ㄅㄚ ㄅㄞˇeight hundred; used figuratively to mean 'a great many' or 'numerous' in Chinese idioms.
- 二十八ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚthe number twenty-eight; 28
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