1. (of taste) hot or pungent

2. hard

3. laborious

4. suffering

5. eighth in order

6. eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān)

7. letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc

8. ancient Chinese compass point: 285°

9. octa