白 (bái)

white; blank

How 白 is written

Strokes
5
Traditional
白
Simplified
白 (unchanged)

Common words using 白

明白 míngbai
clear; obvious; unequivocal
白天 báitiān
daytime; during the day; day
白羊座 báiyángzuò
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
白色 báisè
white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
伊麗莎白 yīlìshābái
Elizabeth (person name)
告白 gàobái
to pronounce; public announcement; to express oneself
坦白 tǎnbái
honest; forthcoming; to confess
大白菜 dàbáicài
bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica pekinensis
太白 tàibái
Taibai county in Bǎojī 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shǎnxī; Venus
對白 duìbái
stage dialog
旁白 pángbái
background narrator or commentator in a play; chorus (as a subsidiary character in a play)
清白 qīngbái
pure; innocent

白 in a sentence

她今天穿著一件白色的洋裝。

Tā jīntiān chuānzhe yíjiàn báisè de yángzhuāng.

“She is wearing a white dress today.”

How common is 白?

白 is the 286th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 63.6% of all running text.

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