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See also: 日, 曰, 臼, 自, and 百
白 U+767D, 白
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-767D
← 發
[U+767C] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 百 →
[U+767E]
Thumb
⽩ U+2F69, ⽩
KANGXI RADICAL WHITE
← ⽨
[U+2F68] 		Kangxi Radicals ⽪ →
[U+2F6A]

Translingual

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Han character

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Radical 106 白

白 (Kangxi radical 106, 白+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 竹日 (HA), four-corner 26000, composition ⿱丿日)

  1. Kangxi radical #106, ⽩.

Derived characters

Additional Derived Characters
  • 𪞜, 𡊚, 𡛳, 𪦺, 𢫗, 𣆆, 𭯖, 𤇢, 𭷛, 𥙃, 𥍡, 𥎷, 𦐚, 𦫖, 𬠀, 𫏴, 𨠘, 𧆽, 𩊀, 𩗀(𩙦), 𩛇, 𬈻, 𧇤
  • 𰁮, 𫨷, 𨚮, 𤝡, 𦫙, 𩑻, 𠡈, 𭎊, 𣌣, 𢘣, 𣐩, 𭽾, 𨋧, 𣹻, 𩲸, 𣰗, 𰎒, 𥬝, 𭼈, 𩶑, 𬲉

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 785, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22678
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1196, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2642, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+767D
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (白) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Unclear; probably a pictogram (象形).

Guo (1954) suggests that it represents a thumb and is original form of 拇 (*mɯʔ) or, more probably, 擘 (*preːɡ).

Alternatively, Unger (apud Schuessler, 2007) suggests that it represents an acorn, noting its use in 樂 / 乐 (“oak”) (= 櫟 / 栎) and 皂 (zào, “acorn”). In this interpretation, the meaning of “white” is derived from the color of an acorn's inside. Unrelated to the top component of 原.

Etymology

STEDT derives it from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *bawk (“white”), whence also Proto-Bodo-Garo *bok (“white”), Limbu ᤑ (phô, “white”); also compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɓɔɔk (“white, grey”).

However, Schuessler (2007) finds it difficult to reconcile these forms with Middle Chinese due to the lack of medial r. Instead, he proposes a derivation from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *bar (“white”) with -k extension, thus cognate with 皤 (OC *baːl, “white”) (Wang, 1982), Mizo vâr (“(to be) white”), Proto-Karen *ʔ(b)wa (“white”).

Pronunciation

Note: bó - extremely limited in usage, sometimes used in the name Li Bai (李白).
Note:
  • pah7 - vernacular;
  • pet6 - literary (e.g. 明白).
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Definitions

白

  1. white
    白色  ―  báisè  ―  white color
    白茶  ―  báichá  ―  white tea
  2. clear; easy to understand
    明白  ―  míngbai  ―  clear, obvious
    淺白／浅白  ―  qiǎnbái  ―  simple
  3. clear; pure; plain; blank
    白紙／白纸  ―  báizhǐ  ―  a blank sheet of paper
    白卷  ―  báijuǎn  ―  blank exam paper
    白水  ―  báishuǐ  ―  plain water
    白粥  ―  báizhōu  ―  plain congee
  4. bright; well-lit
  5. eminent; prominent
  6. vernacular
    白話／白话  ―  báihuà  ―  spoken language
  7. dialect
    蘇白／苏白  ―  sūbái  ―  Suzhou dialect
    京白  ―  jīngbái  ―  Beijing dialect
  8. short for 白讀／白读 (báidú, “colloquial reading”)
  9. reactionary; anticommunist
    白軍／白军  ―  báijūn  ―  The White army
    白區／白区  ―  báiqū  ―  The White area
    白色恐怖  ―  báisèkǒngbù  ―  the White terror
  10. in vain; for nothing
    我們沒有白忙。／我们没有白忙。  ―  Wǒmen méiyǒu bái máng.  ―  Our efforts were not in vain.
    她白等了。  ―  Tā bái děng le.  ―  She waited in vain.
    他們的血沒有白流。 [MSC, trad.]
    他们的血没有白流。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen de xuè méiyǒu bái liú. [Pinyin]
    Their blood was not shed in vain.
    所有的工作都白做了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Suǒyǒu de gōngzuò dōu bái zuò le. [Pinyin]
    All the work has been done for nothing.
    白來一趟／白来一趟  ―  bái lái yī tàng  ―  to come in vain; to come for nothing
    白給的東西／白给的东西  ―  báigěi de dōngxi  ―  something given for nothing
  11. free of charge; gratuitous; gratis
    你可以白拿走這些蘋果。 [MSC, trad.]
    你可以白拿走这些苹果。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ kěyǐ bái názǒu zhè xiē píngguǒ. [Pinyin]
    You can have these apples for free.
  12. to stare coldly; to stare at someone with the white of the eyes
    她生氣地白了他一眼。 [MSC, trad.]
    她生气地白了他一眼。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shēngqì de bái le tā yīyǎn. [Pinyin]
    She gave him an angry stare.
  13. to explain; to present; to state
    自白  ―  zìbái  ―  explain oneself, confess
    開場白／开场白  ―  kāichǎngbái  ―  preamble
    表白  ―  biǎobái  ―  to explain oneself
    辯白／辩白  ―  biànbái  ―  to explain, to defend oneself
  14. to mispronounce or wrongly write a character
    我老是寫白字讀破句。 [MSC, trad.]
    我老是写白字读破句。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ lǎoshì xiě bái zì dúpòjù. [Pinyin]
    I always mispronounce words and break my sentences up in the wrong places.
    我把這字念白了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我把这字念白了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bǎ zhè zì niàn bái le. [Pinyin]
    I've mispronounced the character.
  15. spoken lines
    念白  ―  niànbái  ―  spoken parts of a Chinese opera
    道白  ―  dàobái  ―  spoken parts of a Chinese opera
    獨白／独白  ―  dúbái  ―  monologue
    對白／对白  ―  duìbái  ―  dialogue
    • （白）無言獨上西樓，月如鉤…… [MSC, trad.]
      （白）无言独上西楼，月如钩…… [MSC, simp.]
      (bái) Wúyán dú shàng xīlóu, yuè rú gōu...... [Pinyin]
      (spoken:) Without words, I ascend the western tower by myself; the moon is like a hook […]
      (as may be displayed in the lyrics to Teresa Teng's “Du shang xilou” (獨上西樓))
  16. funeral
    紅白喜事／红白喜事  ―  hóngbáixǐshì  ―  weddings and funerals
    白帖 [Hokkien]  ―  pe̍h-thiap [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  obituary
  17. (Hokkien) bland and tasteless
    白䭕／白𬲕 [Hokkien]  ―  pe̍h-chiáⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  bland and flavorless
  18. (Hokkien) cooked with just water without adding any seasoning
    白煠 [Hokkien]  ―  pe̍h-sa̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to cook with boiling water
  19. (Hokkien) greasy; with a lot of fat or oil
    白肉 [Hokkien]  ―  pe̍h-bah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  fatty meat
  20. (Hokkien) jargon; cant
    販仔白／贩仔白 [Hokkien]  ―  hoàn-á-pe̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  merchant jargon
  21. (Mainland China Hokkien) frank speech
    跋白 [Hokkien]  ―  poa̍h-pe̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to publicly disclose and get all the words and things clear in person
  22. a surname, commonly romanized as Bai
    白崇禧  ―  Bái Chóngxǐ  ―  Bai Chongxi
  23. (～族) Bai, an ethnic group living primarily in Yunnan, China

Synonyms

  • (in vain): (Min Nan) 干

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (白):
  • → Japanese: 白(はく) (haku)
  • → Korean: 백(白) (baek)
  • → Jeju: 벡 (bek)
  • → Vietnamese: bạch (白)

Others:

  • → Proto-Southwestern Tai: *pʰɯəkᴰ¹ᴸ
  • → Proto-Vietic: *baːk
  • → Vietnamese: bệch (“chalky; sickly white”)

Compounds

See also

Colors in Chinese · 顏色 / 颜色 (layout · text)
     白色      灰色      黑色
             紅色 / 红色, 赤色; 緋紅色 / 绯红色, 豔紅色 / 艳红色, 大紅 / 大红              橙色; 棕色, 褐色              黃色 / 黄色; 奶油色
             青檸色 / 青柠色              綠色 / 绿色             
             青色; 深青色              湛藍色 / 湛蓝色, 蔚藍色 / 蔚蓝色, 天藍色 / 天蓝色              藍色 / 蓝色
             紫羅蘭色 / 紫罗兰色; 靛色              洋紅色 / 洋红色; 紫色              粉紅色 / 粉红色

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