White Radical (白) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
白 is the white radical. It appears in 11 of the most common Chinese characters — these 11 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 白 mean?
White radical · 白 bái · 5 strokes · white
It usually appears on the left, or at the top. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 白
白 itself: A burning candle; the rays of the sun
11 common characters with 白
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 的 | de | [structural particle used after an attribute] | |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred | 白 supplies the sound |
| 怕 | pà | be afraid, fear | 白 supplies the sound |
| 皇 | huáng | emperor; old variant of 惶 | A crown 白 on the head of the emperor 王 |
| 拍 | pāi | clap, pat, strike; take (a picture), shoot (a film) | 白 supplies the sound |
| 迫 | pò | used in 迫击炮 | 白 supplies the sound |
| 泉 | quán | spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) | Water 水 flowing from a spring 白 |
| 皆 | jiē | all | |
| 伯 | bó | father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothe… | 白 supplies the sound |
| 泊 | bó | to moor (a boat); to park (a vehicle); (literary) calm; quiet; peaceful | 白 supplies the sound |
| 魄 | pò | (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body) | 白 supplies the sound |
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