八卦
bāguà · the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 八卦
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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eight
八成bāchéngeighty percent; most probably; most likely
乱七八糟luànqībāzāo(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
七嘴八舌qīzuǐ-bāshélively discussion with everybody talking at once
四面八方sìmiàn-bāfāng(idiom) all directions; all around
四通八达sìtōng-bādároads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides