Pronunciation:
bāMeaning:
eight, (ancient Chinese: to divide/separate)Etymology:
Ideogram representing division. For modern meaning of the number 8, possibly borrowed for sound, possibly from fact that 8 is the single digit that can be divided the most times by the number 2...
China's lucky number eight...Traditional character: 八 (the same)
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Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘Word of the day on: 07.04.08