八爪鱼 bāzhuǎyú octopus Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 八 bā numeral eight eight; 8爪 zhǎo noun claw The foot of a bird or animal; also refers to claws or talons (pronounced 爪 zhuǎ in colloquial contexts for certain animals)鱼 魚 yú nounverb aquatic animal used in the names of various aquatic or water-dwelling animals that are not biologically fish, such as 鲍鱼 bàoyú (abalone), 鳄鱼 èyú (crocodile), or 章鱼 zhāngyú (octopus)