Dictionary/白

白

白 bái

ㄅㄞˊ
1white
2in vain
3free of charge
4(of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白)
5plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭)
6to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白)
7to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼)
8vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话)
9spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白)
10reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区)
11Bai ethnic group

Etymology

ideographic · A burning candle; the rays of the sun

Radical

白 · white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

Composition

⿱丿日

Writing

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