百
Meanings
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- 1.surname Bai
- 1.hundred
- 2.numerous
- 3.all kinds of
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- 1.hundred
- 2.numerous; countless
- 3.every; all
- 4.a surname, Bai, Baak, or Bak
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *praːɡ): semantic 一 + phonetic 白 (OC *braːɡ). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-rja(k). 皕 (bì, “two hundred”) is derived from 百 (bǎi), perhaps by abbreviation of an ancient pronunciation of 二百 Sagart (2023c).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
她有幾百本書。
She has hundreds of books.
我在百貨公司買了它。
I bought it at a department store.
那天有數百萬人受影響。
Millions were affected that day.
數以百計的水牛走向湖邊。
Hundreds of buffaloes moved toward the lake.
首先，我要你跟我一起去百貨公司的特價活動。
First off, I'd like you to come with me to a department store sale.
當這位女士得知她已經贏得了百萬美元, 她真的樂瘋了。
The lady really flipped out when she learned she had won a million dollars.
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