八卦 meaning in English
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip
Meaning of 八卦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bāguà
- the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- gossip
- gossipy
Stroke order for each character
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八 bā · eight · 2 strokes
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- 2
卦 guà · divination · 8 strokes
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- 8
Related words
Words that share a character with 八卦.
| 乱七八糟 | luànqībāzāo | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled |
| 四面八方 | sìmiàn-bāfāng | (idiom) all directions; all around |
| 七嘴八舌 | qīzuǐ-bāshé | lively discussion with everybody talking at once |
| 横七竖八 | héngqī-shùbā | in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom) |
| 五花八门 | wǔhuā-bāmén | myriad; all kinds of |
| 王八蛋 | wángbādàn | bastard; son of a bitch |
| 胡说八道 | húshuōbādào | to talk rubbish |
| 十八 | shíbā | eighteen; 18 |
| 三八 | sānbā | International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March; foolish |
| 八成 | bāchéng | eighty percent; most probably |
| 王八 | wángba | softshell turtle; cuckold |
| 八十 | bāshí | eighty; 80 |
Questions about 八卦
What does 八卦 mean?
八卦 (bāguà) means "the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 八卦?
八卦 is made of 2 characters: 八 (2 strokes), 卦 (8 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 八卦 an HSK word?
Yes. 八卦 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.