八 (bā) is a Chinese character meaning “eight”. It takes 2 strokes.
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Structure
八
Single unit
- 八 eight · bā unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+516B and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
The two strokes of eight (八) spread apart like an open pair.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
2 strokes
In real words
- 八月bā yuèAugust八 = bā
- 八个bā geeight (items)八 = bā
Go deeper
All readings
eight
eight; the number 8
数目八，即数字8。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 八月bā yuèAugust八 = bā
- 八个bā geeight (items)八 = bā
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 八 mean?
八 (bā) means eight; the number 8.
How do you pronounce 八?
It is pronounced bā.
How many strokes does 八 have?
2. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 八?
八. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 八?
Common ones are 八月 and 八个. The reading of 八 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.