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Meaning of 百
Pinyin
bǎi
Radical
白
Strokes
6
Definition
hundred
Usage
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百 [bǎi]
Definition:
1. Numeral; ten times ten (often represented as "佰" in capital letters on bills and invoices).
2. Metaphorically means many.
Meanings:
1. An integer, one hundred (100). ([En.] hundred)
Examples: 百步穿杨 (a hundred steps hitting the mark), 百儿八十 (a lot, or numbers around eighty), 百分比 (percentage).
2. A general term indicating many; numerous. ([En.] numerous)
Examples: 百草 (a hundred kinds of grass), 百货 (department stores or many goods), 百姓 (the common people), 百般 (all kinds of), 百炼成钢 (what is forged through many trials becomes strong), 百无聊赖 (boredom in abundance), 百废俱兴 (the revival of numerous undertakings).
Additional meanings:
1. Diverse in variety; various kinds. ([En.] all kinds of)
Examples: 百像图 (a picture with all kinds of figures, serving as a model for imitation), 百般 (various different states).
2. All; everything; any. ([En.] all)
Examples: 百业 (all trades), 百口 (entire family), 百工 (all craftsmen), 百川归海 (numerous rivers return to the sea, metaphor for the collective gathering).
3. A surname. ([En.] surname)
Verb usage:
1. To increase a hundredfold. ([En.] increase a hundredfold)
Examples: 人百其身 (people increase themselves), 人一能之，己百之 (if a person can do something, one should strive to do it a hundred times better).
2. Refer to bó for other meanings.
Garden of Many Flowers (name) / Baihua garden in Hongmiao village 洪廟村|洪庙村[Hong2 miao4 cun1], Shandong
to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) / to be undaunted by repeated setbacks / to be indomitable
to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to win every fight
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
(of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom) / to leave a mark for generations to come
the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
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Input Method for 百
Pinyin
bai3
Wubi
djf
Cangjie
ma
Zhengma
ank
Four Corner
10602
Unicode
U+767e
Stroke Number Category
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