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佰

bǎi
number #52,793

Meanings

  1. 1 hundred (formal/anti-fraud form of 百)

Examples

HSK 5
正式单据上必须用大写的佰。
Zhèngshì dānjù shàng bìxū yòng dàxiě de bǎi.
On official documents you must use the formal numeral form.
HSK 7-9
支票上的金额写作捌佰元。
Zhīpiào shàng de jīn'é xiě zuò bā bǎi yuán.
The amount on the cheque is written as eight hundred yuan.

Tips

usage
佰 is the anti-fraud form of 百 (hundred), used on cheques and contracts so the amount cannot be altered. Everyday counting always uses 百.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person
The side-form of the person radical 人; originally 佰 meant the commander of a hundred soldiers, so the human element is part of its old military sense.
phonetic
百 bǎi
hundred
百 both supplies the reading and carries the meaning "hundred" directly, making this a rare case where the phonetic also gives the sense.

Stroke Order

佰 bǎi