白
白
“white”
Radical: 白
Strokes: 5
Level: HSK 2
How 白 is built — overlaid / crossed
日
Sun / day · rì
The sun with a dot inside. Time words are full of it: 明 早 晚 时.
Origin
A burning candle; the rays of the sun
Words with 白
明白 míngbai — clear
苍白 cāng bái — pale
蛋白质 dàn bái zhì — protein
空白 kòng bái — blank space
坦白 tǎn bái — honest
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