八角
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Chinese
| eight | horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (八角) | 八 | 角 | |
| simp. #(八角) | 八 | 角 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
八角
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 八角茴香 (“star anise”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 八角茴香, 大茴香 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 八角兒, 八角, 大料 |
| Harbin | 大料 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 八角, 大料 | |
| Jinan | 大料, 大茴香, 八角, 茴香 | |
| Luoyang | 大茴香, 八角兒 | |
| Wanrong | 調和個子, 大料, 大茴香 | |
| Xi'an | 大料 | |
| Yinchuan | 大料, 大香, 八角 | |
| Lanzhou | 大香 | |
| Xining | 八角, 大香 | |
| Ürümqi | 大香 | |
| Wuhan | 八角, 茴香 | |
| Chengdu | 八角 | |
| Guiyang | 八角 | |
| Liuzhou | 八角 | |
| Xuzhou | 大料, 大茴香, 圓茴 | |
| Yangzhou | 八角 | |
| Nanjing | 八角 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 八角 |
| Hong Kong | 八角 | |
| Dongguan | 八角 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 八角茴 |
| Lichuan | 八角 | |
| Pingxiang | 八角, 角香 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 大茴, 八角 |
| Yudu | 八角 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 大茴, 八角 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 大料 |
| Xinzhou | 大料, 大茴 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 八角 |
| Fuqing | 八角香 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 八角 |
| Quanzhou | 八角 | |
| Zhangzhou | 八角, 八角香 | |
| Haikou | 八角 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 八角 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 茴香 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 茴香 | |
| Suzhou | 八角茴香 | |
| Danyang | 八角, 五香八角 | |
| Hangzhou | 茴香 | |
| Ningbo | 茴香 | |
| Wenzhou | 茴香 | |
| Jinhua | 茴香 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 八角茴 |
| Loudi | 大茴香 | |
Adjective
八角
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → Indonesian: pekak (from Hokkien)
- → Javanese: ꦥꦼꦏꦏ꧀ (pekak) (from Hokkien)
- → Thai: โป๊ยกั้ก (bpóoi-gâk) (from Teochew)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 八 | 角 |
| はつ > はっ Grade: 1 |
かく Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From 八 ("eight") + 角 ("horn," "angle," "corner," "point") = "octagon".
Noun
- (geometry) octagon
- (spice) star anise
Proper noun
- a surname
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 八 | 角 |
Noun
八角