百
bǎi
hundred
surname Bai; numerous; all kinds of
one (一) + white/sound (白) = a hundred; all kinds
白 lends the sound bǎi here; 一 anchors the sense of a foundational unit that multiplies into an immense, all-encompassing quantity. One step beyond ninety-nine marks a threshold — a word Chinese uses to signal totality, as in 百姓 (all the common people).
Words with 百
百忙
bǎi máng
busy schedule
长嘴百灵
cháng zuǐ bǎi líng
(bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
双百方针
shuāng bǎi fāng zhēn
refers to 百花運動|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4] with its slogan 百花齊放，百家爭鳴|百花齐放，百家争鸣
饭后百步走，活到九十九
fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
体积百分比
tǐ jī bǎi fēn bǐ
percentage by volume
鱼肉百姓
yú ròu bǎi xìng
to prey on the people
凤头百灵
fèng tóu bǎi líng
(bird species of China) crested lark (Galerida cristata)
黑百灵
hēi bǎi líng
(bird species of China) black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
一了百了
yī liǎo bǎi liǎo
(idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
(idiom) (of news etc) to spread like wildfire; to be disseminated far and wide
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
(idiom) (of a call) to elict an enthusiastic response; to receive extensive approval
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call