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佰

bǎi
number #52,793

Meanings

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

Examples

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.
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 佰.

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
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