八角

Chinese

eight
 
horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (八角)
simp. #(八角)

Pronunciation


Noun

八角

  1. octagon
  2. star anise (Illicium verum)

Synonyms

Adjective

八角

  1. octagonal

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (八角):

Others:

  • Thai: โป๊ยกั๊ก (via Teochew)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 2

Etymology

From ("eight") + ("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.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Noun

八角

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