eight

Origin & mnemonic

The eight radical (⼋) originates from an ideograph depicting division or expansion. It represents two branches or parts separating outward, reflecting the concept of splitting and doubling.

Mnemonic: The shape of eight resembles two arms opening wide, or two branches of a tree splitting apart.

• 八bā🔊

  eight

  HSK 1

  2 strokes

• 六liù🔊

  six

  HSK 1

  4 strokes

• 公gōng🔊

  public

  HSK 6

  4 strokes

• 兮xī🔊

  (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

  4 strokes

• 兰lán🔊

  orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)

  5 strokes

• 关guān🔊

  mountain pass

  HSK 1

  6 strokes

• 共gòng🔊

  common

  HSK 4

  6 strokes

• 兴xìng🔊

  feeling or desire to do sth

  6 strokes

• 兲tiān🔊

  variant of 天[tian1]

  6 strokes

• 兵bīng🔊

  soldiers

  HSK 4

  7 strokes

• 其qí🔊

  his

  HSK 5

  8 strokes

• 具jù🔊

  tool

  8 strokes

• 典diǎn🔊

  canon

  8 strokes

• 养yǎng🔊

  to raise (animals)

  HSK 2

  9 strokes

• 兹zī🔊

  (literary) this

  HSK 7

  9 strokes

• 兼jiān🔊

  double

  HSK 7

  10 strokes

• 兽shòu🔊

  beast

  11 strokes

• 冀jì🔊

  (literary) to hope for

  16 strokes

• 冁chǎn🔊

  smilingly

  18 strokes