百 (bǎi) — hundred
Definition
Hundred (一百 = 100). Used in numbers (一百, 三百) and in set phrases like 百货 ('department store'). Bigger numbers need 万 (ten thousand), not 百.
numeral
hundred
Examples
- 。Wǒ yǒu yì bǎi gè píng guǒ.I have a hundred apples.
- 。Xué xiào yǒu liǎng bǎi gè xué shēng.The school has two hundred students.
- 。Tā yǒu sān bǎi kuài qián.He has three hundred yuan.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.
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