八 (bā) — eight
Definition
Examples
- 八。Wǒ yǒu bā běn shū.I have eight books.
- 八。Tā chī le bā gè píng guǒ.He ate eight apples.
- 。Tā men jīn tiān bā diǎn qù xué xiào.They go to school at eight o'clock today.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
八 shows two bent lines, indicating the original meaning 'to divide'; it was later used for 'eight' because the words sounded alike.
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