Chinese Character 八 (baat3 | ba1) : eight

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八
baat3 ba1
eight 捌 is a variant of 八, the "full form" of 八, used in certain formal settings such as when dealing Stroke count: 2 Level: 1 Radical: 八 (#12)
八
Don't confuse with: 人入儿
This character was last edited on 29th Apr 2008
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八月 baat3 jyut6 ba1 yue4 = August 八十 baat3 sap6 ba1 shi2 = eighty 七七八八 cat1 cat1 baat3 baat3 = more-or-less complete粵十之八九 sap6 zi1 baat3 gau2 shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3 = mostly 三八 saam1 baat3 = bitch (from March 8th being Women's Independence Day)國五花八門 ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 wu3 hua1 ba1 men2 = myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of 八千 baat3 cin1 ba1 qian1 = eight thousand; 8000 八天 baat3 tin1 ba1 tian1 = eight-day; eight days 八年 baat3 nin4 ba1 nian2 = eight years 八方 baat3 fong1 ba1 fang1 = the eight points of the compass; all directions See all 109 compounds
Showing all 6 examples containing 八我今年八歲。 edit I'm eight this year. 八月是一年中的第八個月份國 edit August is the eighth month of the year. 你講嗰啲嘢全部都九唔踏八。粵 edit Nothing you said made any sense. 要唔要儲八達通積分? 粵 edit Do you want to accumulate Octopus card points? (said by cashiers to customers when making a sales transaction) [儲 should be pronounced cou5 here] 出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。粵 edit After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels. [From the song 《半斤八両》 by 許冠傑 (Sam Hui). Note: 1 catty (斤) equals 16 taels (両).] 結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵 edit When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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