八角

八角

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bājiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ gok³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pat-kok
• Min Dong (BUC): báik-gáe̤k
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): poeh-kak / peh-kak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): boih⁴ gag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bājiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajeau
    • IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ gok³
    • Yale: baat gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ gog³
    • IPA ^(key): /päːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pat-kok
    • Hakka Romanization System: bad` gog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bad⁵ gog⁵
    • IPA: /pat̚² kok̚²/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: báik-gáe̤k
    • IPA ^(key): /pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kɔyʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poeh-kak
    • Tâi-lô: pueh-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poehkag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue(ʔ)⁵ kak̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: peh-kak
    • Tâi-lô: peh-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pehkag
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: boih⁴ gag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: poih kak
    • IPA ^(key): /poiʔ²⁻⁴ kak̚²/

Noun

八角

1. octagon
2. star anise (Illicium verum)

Synonyms

• (star anise): 八角茴香 (bājiǎo huíxiāng), 大茴香 (dàhuíxiāng); (Min Dong, Min Nan) 八角香

Adjective

八角

1. octagonal

Derived terms

八角亭 (bājiǎotíng) 八角帽 (bājiǎomào) 八角床 (bājiǎochuáng) 八角形 (bājiǎoxíng) 八角楓／八角枫 (bājiǎofēng)

八角疆 八角碗 八角茴香 (bājiǎo huíxiāng) 八角金盤／八角金盘 (bājiǎojīnpán) 八角香

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (八角):

• → Japanese: 八角 (はっかく) (hakkaku)
• → Korean: 팔각 (八角, palgak)
• → Vietnamese: bát giác (八角)

Others:

• → Thai: โป๊ยกั๊ก (via Teochew)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	角
Grade: 1	Grade: 2

Etymology

From 八 ("eight") + 角 ("horn," "angle," "corner," "point") = "octagon"

Noun

八角 (hiragana はっかく, rōmaji hakkaku)

1. (geometry) octagon
2. (spice) star anise

Proper noun

八角 (hiragana はっかく, rōmaji Hakkaku)

1. A surname​.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
八	角

Noun

八角

1. Hán tự form of bát giác (“octagon”).