Chinese Character 百 Meanings and components.

Form

百

Meaning

百 meaning[3] in English

Surname Bai.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 百 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are one (一) , and surname Bai (白)

Its radical[1] is: 白 (bai2) which means: Surname Bai, .白bai2surname Bai

In cangjie it is written with MA

How to write 百

To write百bai3surname Bai you should write a combination of 一yi1one , 白bai2surname Bai arranged in a + shape:

一 + 白 = 百

百 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 百 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 百, looks as follow:

百
Pinyin:bai3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Bai
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
白
Pinyin:bai2
Meaning[3]: Surname Bai
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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