百 (bǎi) is a Chinese character meaning “hundred”. It is written from 一 (one) and 白 (white; plain), one above the other, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
一 + 白
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: 说文解字·白部：百，十十也。从一、白。（现代字形拆分经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数核验：1 + 5 = 6）
Memory aid
Lay one (一) flat line across the top of white (白), and the count jumps to a hundred.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 一百yī bǎione hundred百 = bǎispoken asyì bǎi
- 百万bǎi wàna million百 = bǎi
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All readings
hundred
hundred; numerous, all kinds of
数目，十个十。也表示很多、各种各样。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 一百yī bǎione hundred百 = bǎispoken asyì bǎi
- 百万bǎi wàna million百 = bǎi
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 百 mean?
百 (bǎi) means hundred; numerous, all kinds of.
How do you pronounce 百?
It is pronounced bǎi.
What parts is 百 made of?
一 (one) and 白 (white; plain), one above the other. The recorded source is: 说文解字·白部：百，十十也。从一、白。（现代字形拆分经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数核验：1 + 5 = 6）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 百 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 百?
白. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 百?
Common ones are 一百 and 百万. The reading of 百 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.