第一百 (dì yī bǎi) — the hundredth, 100th

Definition

numeral

the hundredth100th

第一百。
Zhè shì tā dì yī bǎi cì cān jiā ào yùn huì.
This is his 100th time participating in the Olympics.
第一百。
Jīn tiān shì dì yī bǎi tiān shàng bān.
Today is the 100th day of work.
第一百。
Tā de dì yī bǎi gè shēng rì pài duì hěn chéng gōng.
His 100th birthday party was very successful.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

前缀qiánzhuìPrefix

A fixed syllable in front that adds a shade of meaning but carries none of its own.

第dìordinal

一百hundred

偏正Modifier + head

第 adds the sense of order and 一百 means one hundred, together mean the hundredth.

Characters in this word

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

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

弟

Same sound today

第 shows 𥫗, the bamboo strips once used for writing and sorting, with 弟 giving the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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

一白百

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

Same sound today

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