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hundred

HSK 10
bǎi
ヒャク、ハク
おさ
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 百 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
rén person (side)
Meaning component
bǎi hundred
one hundred
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[bǎi]
hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
Japanese
100 一〇〇 ひゃく はく 同音
numeric hundred; 100 (陌 and 佰 are used in legal documents)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
つかさ
Tsukasa surnamegiven name