百 bǎi — hundred · English

百

bǎi

hundred

At a glance · 百

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

甲骨文、金文于「白」上加一横（或说从一从白），指事表数目百。隶楷作「百」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「百」为十进制数词，引申为众多。

Structure

指事字，从白加一，表示数目一百。

At a glance

Pinyinbǎi

Radical白

Strokes6

UnicodeU+767E

Character type指事

Theme数术

Six languages, one character

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English hundred The number one hundred; many.

Français cent Le nombre cent; beaucoup.

Español cien El número cien; muchos.

العربية مئة العدد مئة؛ الكثرة.

Русский сто Число сто; множество.

Common words

百bǎihundred
一百yì bǎione hundred

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