| 八字 | bā zì | the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling |
| 内八字脚 | nèi bā zì jiǎo | intoeing; pigeon toes; knock-knees |
| 八字形 | bā zì xíng | shape resembling the character 八 or 8; V-shape; splayed; figure of eight |
| 八字方针 | bā zì fāng zhēn | policy expressed in eight characters, e.g. 巩固、深化、提高、发展 "Consolidate, deepen, enhance and grow"; eight-character policy |
| 八字步 | bā zì bù | step with feet splayed outwards |
| 八字没一撇 | bā zì méi yī piě | lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet |
| 八字眉 | bā zì méi | sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight" |
| 八字脚 | bā zì jiǎo | splayfoot |
| 八字还没一撇 | bā zì hái méi yī piě | lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet |
| 八字还没一撇儿 | bā zì hái méi yī piěr | lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet |
| 八字胡 | bā zì hú | mustache shaped like character 八 |
| 八字胡须 | bā zì hú xū | mustache shaped like character 八 |
| 外八字脚 | wài bā zì jiǎo | splayed feet |
| 外八字腿 | wài bā zì tuǐ | bow legs; bandy legs |
| 批八字 | pī bā zì | to have one's fortune read; system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle) |
| 生辰八字 | shēng chén bā zì | one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch |
