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title: "Bagua Meaning: 八卦 (bāguà) Means “the eight trigrams”"
description: "八卦 (bāguà) means “the eight trigrams (of the Book of Changes)”. Hear its tones, see what 八 and 卦 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bagua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 八卦 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

八卦 bāguà

## the eight trigrams (of the Book of Changes)

## It can also mean

- gossip; gossipy

## Its characters

1. 八 bā eight
2. 卦 guà (slang) gossip (as in 八卦)

## In a sentence

她特别喜欢八卦别人的事。 She really loves gossiping about other people.

四十九天到了，太上老君打开**八卦**炉，想看看他还在不在。

From [大闹天宫 · Havoc in Heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/havoc-in-heaven-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-7#library-word-818-820)

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## More words with 八 or 卦

- [半斤八两 bànjīn-bāliǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banjinbaliang)

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