捌
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Meaning: eight
💡 A hand (扌) breaking apart (刂) to reveal the number eight.
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Character Story & Explanation
Unearth the ancient Chinese character 捌 (bā), meaning 'eight'. Its radical 扌 (hand) hints at its original verb sense 'to break apart'. Used as the financial numeral 8 to prevent fraud, it preserves a time when scribes carved tally marks on bamboo slips—a safeguard against alteration in contracts and taxes.
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