百
bǎi
hundred
surname Bai; numerous; all kinds of
one (一) + white/sound (白) = a hundred; all kinds
白 lends the sound bǎi here; 一 anchors the sense of a foundational unit that multiplies into an immense, all-encompassing quantity. One step beyond ninety-nine marks a threshold — a word Chinese uses to signal totality, as in 百姓 (all the common people).
Words with 百
百货公司
bǎi huò gōng sī
department store
百分之一百
bǎi fēn zhī yī bǎi
one hundred percent
百分
bǎi fēn
percent
一了百了
yī liǎo bǎi liǎo
(idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles
百里挑一
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
one in a hundred
百分率
bǎi fēn lǜ
percentage
百色市
bǎi sè shì
Baise, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
百倍
bǎi bèi
a hundredfold; (fig.) markedly
百家争鸣
bǎi jiā zhēng míng
a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
百科全书
bǎi kē quán shū
encyclopedia
百度
bǎi dù
Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999
文武百官
wén wǔ bǎi guān
civil and military officials