I CHING LEXICON ba1 R#:12 R: Strokes:0,2 Wade/Giles:pa1 Freq:7 (rad.) eight; to divide ba1yue4 eighth month, viz. August ; in the Chinese calendar this would be, roughly, September 8 through 23 Giles: ba1zhen1 the 8 delicacies viz. bears' paws, deers' tails, ducks' tongues, torpedo roe, camels' hump, monkeys' lips, carps' tails, and beef marrow. ba1gu3 eight-legged essay. ba1mian4 the eight principal points of the compass. ba1 used in accounting to prevent forgery. ba1bao3 the eight organs in Buddha's body. ba1tao4 the eight toilet necessaries. ba1yin1 the eight sounds employed in music, viz. produced by silk, bamboo, metal, stone, wood, earth, leather, and gourd. ba1hui4xue2 the eight strategic nerve points ba1shi2 eighty. er4ba1 sixteen. ba1ba1 sixty-four. ba1di4 the eighth. ba1cheng2 eight-tenths. H8 H18 H19 H19 COTD H28 H38 H48

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