百

• 拼音: bǎi
• 汉字拆解: 百 = 一 (one) + 白 (phonetic component) — a full count of one hundred

含义

Hundred. The number one hundred; also used figuratively to mean 'numerous' or 'all'.

Used for counting in the hundreds. Can appear in expressions meaning 'numerous' or 'all kinds of', such as 百姓 (common people, literally 'hundred surnames'). In counting, always preceded by a digit: 一百, 两百, 三百.

例句

1. 这本书一百块钱。
2. 学校有三百个学生。
3. 我走了一百步。

用法指南

语境: number, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这个东西两百块。(This thing costs two hundred yuan.)
• 他跑了一百米。(He ran one hundred metres.)

错误说法

• 一千百 instead of 一千一百 (Don't skip digits — say 一千一百 for 1100, not 一千百)

起源与历史

Composed of 一 (one) atop 白 (white, used as phonetic component). Originally represented the idea of a full count — one cycle of counting completed.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal