(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
 large character;  large writing;  the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big";  huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
 ancient script;  ancient character;  ancient alphabet
 phonetic symbol;  phonogram;  phonetic script
 idle words (in a written passage);  useless words;  empty words
 ancient seal-script character