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六百 (liù bǎi) — six hundred; 600

Definition

numeral
six hundred600

Examples

  • 六百。
    Zhè ge huì yì tīng kě yǐ róng nà liù bǎi rén.
    This conference hall can hold six hundred people.
  • 六百。
    Wǒ de shǒu jī huā le liù bǎi kuài qián.
    My phone cost six hundred yuan.
  • 六百。
    Zhè běn shū yǒu liù bǎi duō yè.
    This book has more than six hundred pages.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

六liùsix
百bǎihundred

六 means six and 百 means hundred, so 六百 is six times hundred.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 六 may come from a simple drawing of a shed, or from an ancient counting mark.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
一一yī
Sound part声符shēngfú
白
白bái百bǎi
Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

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