CHINESE CHARACTER

百 (bǎi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

bǎi

one hundred; numerous, many

HSK 16 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

白

Primary radical

白 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 百.

白

Phonetic component

白 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 6

Write 百 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 百

百bǎi

HSK 1 · surname Bai; hundred; numerous; all kinds of

老百姓lǎobǎixìng

HSK 5 · ordinary people; the "person in the street"

百分点bǎifēndiǎn

HSK 6 · percentage point

百货bǎihuò

HSK 6 · general merchandise

百般bǎibān

HSK 7-9 · in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means

百分比bǎifēnbǐ

HSK 7-9 · percentage

Examples using 百

百

该建筑高一百公尺。

Gāi jiàn zhù gāo yì bǎi gōng chǐ。

The building is one hundred meters high.

老百姓

许多老百姓加入了军队。

Xǔ duō lǎo bǎi xìng jiā rù le jūn duì。

A great number of citizens went into the army.

百货

我在百货公司买了它。

Wǒ zài bǎi huò gōng sī mǎi le tā。

I bought it at a department store.

FAQ

What does 百 (bǎi) mean in Chinese?

one hundred; numerous, many

How do you write 百 in stroke order?

百 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 百?

白 is the radical in 百. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 百?

百 (bǎi): surname Bai; hundred; numerous; all kinds of; 老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng): ordinary people; the "person in the street"; 百分点 (bǎifēndiǎn): percentage point.