白
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2]); (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bai2 fan4]); (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[bian4 bai2]); (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bai2 le5 ta1 yi1 yan3]); (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4]); (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[nian4 bai2]); (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bai2 qu1])
How 白 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A burning candle; the rays of the sun
How to remember it
white · Heisig RSH #34
sun + a drop of — as a component also called: white, white bird, dove
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 白 as their sound component
These characters all use 白 (bái) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白 sound component | bái | white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright |
| 百 | bǎi | one hundred; numerous, many |
| 伯 | bó | older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count |
| 拍 | pāi | to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm |
| 柏 | bǎi | cypress, cedar |
| 怕 | pà | to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive |
| 迫 | pò | to compel, to force; pressing, urgent |
| 泊 | bó | to anchor; to moor |
| 魄 | pò | vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon |
| 帛 | bó | silk, fabric; wealth, property |
| 舶 | bó | large ship, ocean-going vessel |
| 粕 | pò | sediment, lees, dregs |
| 铂 | bó | platinum; thin sheet metal |
Words containing 白
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白水县 | Bái shuǐ Xiàn | Baishui, a county in Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 白子 | bái zǐ | white Go chess piece; bee pupa; albino |
| 白山市 | Bái shān Shì | Baishan, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] |
| 大白 | dà bái | (of facts or truth) to become fully revealed; to come to light; (old) wine cup; (coll.) wh… |
| 白人 | bái rén | white man or woman; Caucasian |
| 白头山 | Bái tóu shān | Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and N… |
| 白区 | bái qū | White area (territory controlled by the KMT during the Second Revolutionary War, 1927–1937… |
| 大白天 | dà bái tiān | in broad daylight |
| 白山 | Bái shān | see 白山市[Bai2 shan1 Shi4] |
| 白水 | Bái shuǐ | see 白水縣|白水县[Bai2 shui3 Xian4] |
| 白水 | bái shuǐ | plain water |
| 白头 | bái tóu | hoary head; old age |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 自白 | zì bái | confession; to make clear one's position or intentions; to brag |
| 电白区 | Diàn bái Qū | Dianbai, a district of Maoming City 茂名市[Mao4 ming2 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 小白 | xiǎo bái | (slang) novice; greenhorn; (old) (slang) fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3],… |
| 长白县 | Cháng bái Xiàn | see 長白朝鮮族自治縣|长白朝鲜族自治县[Chang2 bai2 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 白海 | Bái Hǎi | White Sea |
| 白白 | bái bái | in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white |
| 长白山 | Cháng bái shān | Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and N… |