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白 - bái

white; pure, unblemished; bright

white; pure, unblemished; bright

How to read 白

Click 白 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinbái
Englishwhite; pure, unblemished; bright
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

白丁 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 白事. Please read 白人 one more time.

Common words with this character

commoner; unlearned person; temporary conscript
funeral; to explain
white man or woman; Caucasian
to live for free

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 白 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 白丁 and 白事 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 白.