百分之一 (bǎi fēn zhī yī) — one percent, one hundredth

Definition

Literal 'one part of a hundred', i.e. one percent or a hundredth. Usually used as a quantity or proportion (∼的人, 不到∼), not as a casual fraction.

numeral

one percentone hundredth

百分之一。
Zhǐ yǒu bǎi fēn zhī yī de rén néng chéng gōng.
Only one percent of people can succeed.
百分之一。
Zhè ge gài lǜ bú dào bǎi fēn zhī yī.
This probability is less than one percent.
百分之一。
Tā huā le bǎi fēn zhī yī de nǔ lì jiù zuò dào le.
He achieved it with only one percent effort.

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.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

八刀分

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape pairs 止, a foot, with 一, a beginning place, and means to go.

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.

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