百 meaning and stroke order
Hundred; numerous; all kinds of
How to write 百, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 百
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- hundred
- numerous
- all kinds of
How 百 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. One.
一 gives the meaning and 白 hints at the sound.
Radical: 白 (white), shared by 21 characters on this site.
How to remember 百
百 (bǎi) is 一 (one) on top of 白 (bái, white). 白 gives the sound, and 一 marks it as a number: one stroke on white, one hundred.
百 is the everyday word for hundred and always needs a number before it in counting, as in 一百 (yībǎi) or 三百 (sānbǎi). It also means many or all kinds, as in 百货 (bǎihuò) general merchandise and 老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng) ordinary people. Example: 这本书一百块。(Zhè běn shū yìbǎi kuài.) This book costs one hundred yuan.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 百 (bǎi) with 白 (bái, white). They look almost the same and sound close, but 百 has the extra 一 on top and a third tone. Also, do not drop 一 when counting: say 一百 (yìbǎi), not just 百.
Common words with 百
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 老百姓 | lǎobǎixìng | ordinary people; the "person in the street" | HSK 3 |
| 百货 | bǎihuò | general merchandise | HSK 4 |
| 百分点 | bǎifēndiǎn | percentage point | HSK 6 |
| 百合 | bǎihé | (botany) lily; (ACG) (slang) yuri (genre depicting romantic or intimate relationships betw | HSK 7-9 |
| 千方百计 | qiānfāng-bǎijì | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means | HSK 7-9 |
| 百科全书 | bǎikē quánshū | encyclopedia | HSK 7-9 |
| 百分比 | bǎifēnbǐ | percentage | HSK 7-9 |
| 百万 | bǎiwàn | million | |
| 百姓 | bǎixìng | common people | |
| 百分之百 | bǎifēnzhībǎi | a hundred percent; out and out | |
| 百分百 | bǎifēnbǎi | one hundred percent; totally (effective) | |
| 百万富翁 | bǎiwànfùwēng | millionaire | |
| 数百万 | shùbǎiwàn | several million | |
| 百年 | bǎinián | hundred years; century; (fig.) a whole lifetime; a person's whole life |
百 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 百
Learning 百 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 百
How many strokes are in 百?
百 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 百 mean?
百 (bǎi) means hundred; numerous; all kinds of. A common word with it is 老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng), meaning "ordinary people; the "person in the street"".
How do you pronounce 百?
百 is pronounced bǎi, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 百?
The radical of 百 is 白, which carries the idea of "white". Dictionaries list 百 under this radical.
Is 百 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 百 is part of the HSK 1 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 1.
How do you say numbers like 110 or 105 in Chinese?
110 is 一百一十 (yìbǎi yīshí), or casually 一百一 (yìbǎi yī). For 105, you need 零 (líng) to show the empty tens place: 一百零五 (yìbǎi líng wǔ).
Why does 百万 mean million and not just a hundred of something?
Chinese counts large numbers in groups of 万 (wàn, ten thousand). So 百万 (bǎiwàn) is a hundred ten-thousands, which equals one million.