Memory phrase for the Kanji: 八

八

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Meaning

eight, 8

Pronunciation

 bā

Explanation

Mnemonic
Side view of two hands with the four fingers (without thumb) streched which means eight in total.

Radicals

八 eight
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Vocabulary

 八十  bā shí  eighty; 80
 炼丹八卦炉  liàn dān bā guà lú  eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality; symbol of the alchemist's art; Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
 炼丹八卦炉  liàn dān bā guà lú  
 茄二十八星瓢虫  qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng  twenty eight spot lady beetle; Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata Fabricius
 八面玲珑  bā miàn líng lóng  be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
 八面玲珑  bā miàn líng lóng  

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