八 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

八 English definition

  • eight
  • 8

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : numeral 8 in Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5];
  • : eight' component in Chinese characters; archaic variant of 八[ba1];
  • : denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc);
  • : (used in transliteration);
  • : to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail;
  • : to hold on to; to cling to; to dig up; to rake; to push aside; to climb; to pull out; to strip off;
  • : eight (banker's anti-fraud numeral); split;
  • : tree;
  • : scar; scab;
  • : an article made of bamboo strips; fence;
  • : a round flat cake (dialect);
  • : a herb; banana;
  • : a kind of shell;
  • : corned beef; female pig; sow;

Sentences examples with 八

  • 我读了八本书。
    Wǒ dúle bā běn shū.
  • 他儿子今年八岁了。
    Tā érzi jīnnián bā suìle.
  • 我八点回家。
    Wǒ bā diǎn huí jiā.
  • 我们八点去上学。
    Wǒmen bā diǎn qù shàngxué.
  • 今天是八月九日。
    Jīntiān shì bā yuè jiǔ rì.

Words containing 八, by HSK level