八(bā): eight
HSK 12 strokes
eight
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- bā
- Meaning
- eight
- Strokes
- 2
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 八 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
Two bent lines meaning "to divide"
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
How to write 八 step by step
2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
Words with 八
Common words using 八 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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