捌

Translingual

Han character

捌 (radical 64 手+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手口尸弓 (QRSN), four-corner 5200₀)

1. break open, split open
2. an accounting version of the numeral eight that is otherwise written as 八.

References

• KangXi: page 433, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12141
• Dae Jaweon: page 783, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1883, character 5
• Unihan data for U+634C

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Cantonese

Hanzi

捌 (jyutping baat3, Yale baat3)

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Japanese

Kanji

捌

Readings

• On: はつ (hatsu), はち (hachi), べつ (betsu)
• Kun: さばく (sabaku), さばける (sabakeru), さばき (sabaki)

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Korean

Hanja

捌 (hangeul 팔, revised pal, McCune-Reischauer p'al, Yale phal)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

捌 (pinyin bā (ba1), yuán (yuan2), Wade-Giles pa¹, yüan²)

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Min Nan

simpl.		捌
trad.		捌

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ pat˩˩ ]
• IPA: [ bat˩˩ ]

Noun

捌 (traditional and simplified, POJ pat)

1. eight

Usage notes

• peh/poeh is used when referring to amounts, whereas pat is used for years and telephone numbers, bank account numbers etc.

Verb

捌 (traditional and simplified, POJ pat or bat)

1. to know somebody; to recognize
2. to be familiar with

See also

• trad. 認識, simpl. 认识 jīn-sek to know somebody

References

• 2000, 台灣話大詞典　(Tâi-ôan-ōe tōa-sû-tián), ISBN 9573240785:

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Vietnamese

Han character

捌 (bát, bịt, bít, xốc, bắt)