Characters › 八
A way to remember it
Two strokes turning away from each other. The original sense was to divide, and that is why 八 sits on top of 分 (divide) and 公 (public) rather than meaning eight in them.
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Radical 八 · 2 strokes · HSK 1
A way to remember itTwo strokes turning away from each other. The original sense was to divide, and that is why 八 sits on top of 分 (divide) and 公 (public) rather than meaning eight in them.