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

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Stroke count: 2

Level: 1

Radical: 八 (#12)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

八

Don't confuse with:
人入儿

This word has been viewed 25295 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:43

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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

八爪魚 baat3 zaau2 jyu4 ba1 zhao3 yu2 = octopus

三八 saam1 baat3 san1 ba1 = bitch; a town in Taishan 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 國

八年 baat3 nin4 ba1 nian2 = eight years
See all 131 compounds (CantoDict reports 165 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 14 examples containing 八

我今年八歲。
I'm eight this year.

一日飲八杯水。粵
Drink eight cups of water each day.

四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five.
[Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]

八月是一年中的第八個月份國
August is the eighth month of the year.

佢今日寫嗰啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八粵
Nothing he wrote today made sense.
[Lit. He today write those things, what also nonsensical]

你講嗰啲嘢全部都九唔踏八。粵
Nothing you said made any sense.

要唔要儲八達通積分? 粵
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
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).]

我撴嚫個八月十五。粵
I fell on my bottom.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,127822,127824#msg-127824]

佢今年八十歲啦，重係咁精神爽利粵
She is already eighty this year, yet she is still full of life and zest.

一日飲八杯水先至夠健康！粵
Drinking eight glasses of water per day, only then we will be in good health!

一頭乳牛一天可以生產約八加侖牛奶
One dairy cattle can produce about 8 gallons of milk in one day

妳嘅八月十五好大。粵
Your butt is huge.

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
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Unicode code for this character: U+516b (off-site link)

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