白
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bái · white

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HSK 2.0 · Level 2HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #930
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白
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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Shape and proportion

5Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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白Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 白

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báiWords pronounced bái
baiWords pronounced bai
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Example sentences

Notice where 白 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ bù míng bái. tā huì shā le nǐ de.你不明白。他会杀了你的。

You don't understand. He'll kill you.

Source: Tatoeba #574692 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de mǎ shì bái sè de.我的马是白色的。

My horse is white.

Source: Tatoeba #2778259 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù míng bái tā shuō de huà.我不明白他说的话。

I don't understand what he said.

Source: Tatoeba #791467 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ cóng lái bù míng bái wǒ de wán xiào.你从来不明白我的玩笑。

You never get my jokes.

Source: Tatoeba #844175 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù míng bái tā de xiǎng fǎ.我不明白他的想法。

I don't understand his thinking.

Source: Tatoeba #6940046 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hái shì yǒu xiē bù míng bái.我还是有些不明白。

I'm confused about something.

Source: Tatoeba #13943511 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 白 in context

  1. Say bái, then recall the core meaning: white.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 白天 (bái tiān), meaning “daytime”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 白 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.