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IDENTITY

eight

HSK 1Top 550

CORE MEANING

eight

Part of speech
numeral
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.eightHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
eight radical (bā)
strokes
2
Structure
single structure
IDS sequence

USAGE

Common words

八月bāyuèAugust
十八shíbāeighteen

Graded examples

  • 学校八点上课。Xuéxiào bā diǎn shàngkè.HSK1

    School starts at eight.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Two strokes splitting apart — dividing, hence eight. (Old: to split.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#550
Memory aid
imagery

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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