Shuowen component 16: 八
About this component
Component: 八
Seal font (Chongxi): 八
Mandarin: bā
Sino-Vietnamese: bát
Japanese: ハチ (hachi) ; ハツ (hatsu) ; ハイ (hai) ; ハ (ha) ; や (ya) ; やつ (yatsu) ; やっつ (yattsu) ; よう (you)
Korean: PHAL / 팔
Unihan definition: eight; all around, all sides
Variants: —
Shuowen entry
別也。象分別相背之形。凡八之屬皆从八。