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Chinese
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eight
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square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
| trad. (八方)
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八
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方
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| simp. #(八方)
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八
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方
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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八
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方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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bā
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fāng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ pɛt ›
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‹ pjang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pˁret/
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/*C-paŋ/
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| English
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eight
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square
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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八
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方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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89
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3023
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Phonetic
component
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八
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方
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Rime
group
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月
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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八
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方
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Old
Chinese
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/*preːd/
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/*paŋ/
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| Notes
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甲金文象槳即榜初文，
下初爲單筆，猶旂左初亦作單杆
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Noun
八方
- eight points of the compass
- all around; in all directions; from every direction
- all sides
一方有難，八方支援。 [MSC, trad.]
一方有难，八方支援。 [MSC, simp.]- Yīfāng yǒu nán, bāfāng zhīyuán.
- When disaster strikes, assistance comes from all sides.
Synonyms
- (all around): 八面 (bāmiàn)
Derived terms
See also