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Pinyin | bǎi (third tone) |
| English | 100; one hundred | |
| Pronounced like 'by' | ||
A combination of the character for clear (bai) as that sounds the same (so it's a homophone) with the addition of the stroke for 'one' at the top. It therefore represent a 'complete' unit.
| qī | bǎi | sān | shí |
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| seven | hundred | three | ten (thirty) |