八
U+516B
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 八月August; eighth month of the lunar calendar.
- 十八the number eighteen; 18.
- 第八eighth; the eighth (in order, sequence, or ranking); eighth place; eighth day of the month; eighth item or position
- 八十eighty; the number 80
- 八日eight 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eighteen 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the eight trigrams of the Book of Changes; gossip; rumors; gossipy (esp. in Hong Kong and Taiwan usage)
- 八點eight o'clock; 8:00; time of day; eight points; eight dots; eight spots.
- 八百eight hundred; used figuratively to mean 'a great many' or 'numerous' in Chinese idioms.
- 二十八the number twenty-eight; 28
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