Sinograph Addenda · Signs
white
| Name | white |
|---|---|
| Reads | bái |
| Means | white; plain, unadorned |
| Taught in | 03 · Having and lacking |
Where it comes from
The old picture is honestly disputed — a grain of rice, a thumbnail, the first glow of dawn have all been proposed; every candidate is something pale. The senses run white → plain → clear, the lit and knowable side of things. Taught in the having-and-lacking chapter, where it also lends its sound to 百.
How to remember it
A sunrise sliver over the sun-square: the first white of the day.
In the wild
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