白 bái▶ blanco

Stroke order

白 is written in 5 strokes.

• 白

Senses

1. white
2. in vain
3. free of charge

Example sentences

• 我有白猫。Wǒ yǒu bái māo.I have a white cat.
• 他穿白衣服吗？Tā chuān bái yīfu ma?Is he wearing white clothes?

Related words

• 颜色color
• 红rojo
• 黑negro
• 蓝azul
• 绿verde
• 紫morado, púrpura
• 灰ceniza
• 粉色Rosa
• 色彩color
• 鲜艳Colorido

白 is pronounced bái and means “blanco”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 白 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.