Korean word

백

Pronunciation

Romanizationpaek

Meaning

  • numeralhundred

Example

사과 백 개를 샀어.sa gwa paek kae reul sa sseo

I bought 100 apples.

Illustration for 백 (hundred)

More examples

도서관에 백 권의 책이 있어.to seo gwa ne paek kwo nui chae gi i sseo

There are one hundred books in the library.

Core concept

The point where ten groups of ten become one hundred.

Common phrases

  • 백 개paek kae

    one hundred items

  • 백 권paek kwon

    one hundred books

  • 백 번paek peon

    one hundred times

Similar words

일il: A numeral showing one item or one unit in a count.
이i: A numeral showing two items or two units in a count.
십sip: A numeral showing ten items or units as one group.
천cheon: A numeral showing one thousand, the point reached after counting ten groups of one hundred.

Definition in Korean

숫자 백을 가리키는 말로 열의 열배인 수sut jja pae geul ka ri ki neun mal lo yeo rui yeol bae in su

Word origin

백 (baek, "hundred") comes from the Sino-Korean reading of the Chinese character for one hundred.

Usage tips

  • For item counts, Korean commonly places a counting word after the numeral, so the number and the counter work as a pair.

Related words

  • 이백ibaektwo hundrednumeral
  • 백만paengmanone millionnumeral
  • 백분율paekppunyulpercentagenoun

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