Read Edit View history 八 bā HSK1 eight Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of two lines facing away from each other. The current meaning "eight" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "separate" is now written as 別. Pinyin Separate values with commas bā × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 八 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 331, 470 ], [ 358, 421 ], [ 291, 303 ], [ 204, 206 ], [ 143, 156 ], [ 89, 123 ] ], [ [ 452, 695 ], [ 484, 681 ], [ 525, 640 ], [ 645, 378 ], [ 693, 302 ], [ 755, 227 ], [ 839, 190 ], [ 978, 147 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 317 465 Q 318 338 155 190 Q 136 178 79 126 Q 67 110 85 113 Q 110 114 146 137 Q 258 209 325 305 Q 368 363 406 409 Q 419 422 404 441 Q 355 486 329 484 Q 316 483 317 465 Z", "M 446 687 Q 507 636 530 577 Q 608 343 711 190 Q 732 163 846 151 Q 892 147 958 141 Q 983 140 984 146 Q 984 152 963 163 Q 756 269 675 396 Q 621 480 551 644 Q 530 690 483 702 Q 449 709 445 702 Q 438 692 446 687 Z" ] } 2 strokes 八 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 325, 474 ], [ 361, 417 ], [ 315, 338 ], [ 207, 210 ], [ 84, 120 ] ], [ [ 447, 697 ], [ 527, 638 ], [ 647, 378 ], [ 741, 241 ], [ 805, 201 ], [ 978, 149 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M317,465C318,381 277,300 155,190C143,180 104,150 79,126C69,117 72,112 85,113C101,115 122,122 146,137C220,185 283,250 325,305C353,344 380,379 406,409C414,419 415,430 404,441C372,473 346,486 329,484C320,484 316,477 317,465Z", "M446,687C487,654 509,629 530,577C611,377 650,275 711,190C724,172 776,153 958,141C974,140 983,142 984,146C984,150 977,156 963,163C825,234 729,312 675,396C639,453 598,535 551,644C537,675 514,695 483,702C460,708 447,707 445,702C440,696 441,691 446,687Z" ] } 2 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.