八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

八 character breakdown

八
- 丿
- ㇏

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

㇏

nà = n + a4

Right-falling stroke

Mnemonic symbol: this one looks like a finger.

Napoleon (n) is giving you the finger (㇏) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

Characters with 八 as component

虡

jù = ju + Ø4

bell pendant stand

釡

fǔ = fu + Ø3

old variant of 釜[fu3]

Words with 八

八

ba̅

九

jiǔ

不

bù

离

離

lí

十

shí

pretty close / very near / about right

八

ba̅

仙

xia̅n

the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)

八

ba̅

二

èr

丹

da̅n

eight-to-two powder (TCM)

八

ba̅

仙

xia̅n

桌

zhuo̅

old-fashioned square table to seat eight people

八

ba̅

仙

xia̅n

湖

hú

see 草海[Cao3 hai3]

八

ba̅

仙

xia̅n

过

過

guò

海

hǎi

，

各

gè

显

顯

xiǎn

其

qí

能

néng

see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1]

八

ba̅

仙

xia̅n

过

過

guò

海

hǎi

，

各

gè

显

顯

xiǎn

神

shén

通

to̅ng

lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) / fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

八

ba̅

位

wèi

元

yuán

8-bit (computing)

八

ba̅

佰

bǎi

伴