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Pronunciation:
báiMeaning:
white, blank, a Chinese surnameEtymology:
Sun 日 with a mark showing it is just rising. (
altered pictogram)
Traditional Character: 白 (the same)
White has conflicting connotations in Chinese...Found in:
Bai JuYi ▪ 白居易Du Fu's 春望Du Mu's 题扬州禅智寺Li Bai ▪ 李白
Li Bai's 秋浦歌(其十五)Li Bai's 赠汪伦
Word of the day on: 01.27.08