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捌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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捌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
捌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

捌 Stroke Order — How to Write 捌

Stroke Order

捌 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

捌 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌别

捌 is an ideographic compound. To separate 别 by hand 扌; 别 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 扌 + 7 more strokes

捌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bā

Meanings of 捌 in Chinese

1

bā捌

The formal or capitalized form of the number eight, typically used in financial documents or on checks to prevent alteration.
请填写收据,收款金额为人民币叁佰捌拾元整。
Please fill out the receipt; the amount received is three hundred and eighty Yuan only.
To tear open or split something, similar to '扒'.
他把旧书捌成了两半。
He tore the old book in half.
An ancient, toothless rake used for gathering grain.
农夫用捌聚拢稻谷。
The farmer used a 'bā' (rake) to gather rice.

Words with 捌

  • bā捌liè裂Split into eight, Shatter

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Questions about 捌

What does 捌 mean in Chinese?

捌 (bā) means “To tear open or split something” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 捌?

捌 is pronounced bā in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 捌 have?

捌 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 捌?

捌 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 捌?

The radical of 捌 is 扌, and 捌 is an ideographic compound.

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