백

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Number 1.1.2 Syllable 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 See also

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

[edit] Number

백 (baek, hanja 百)

1. one hundred

[edit] Syllable

백 (baek)

1. 白: white

   (eumhun reading: 흰 백)

2. 百: 100

   (eumhun reading: 일백 백)

3. 伯: elder

   (eumhun reading: 맏 백)

4. 栢: a kind of tree

   (eumhun reading: 나무 이름 백)

5. 柏: a kind of tree

   (eumhun reading: 나무 이름 백)

6. 佰: 100

   (eumhun reading: 일백 백)

7. 魄: soul

   (eumhun reading: 넋 백)

8. 帛: silk

   (eumhun reading: 비단 백)

9. 粨: hectometer

   (eumhun reading: 헥터메테르 백)

[edit] Etymology 2

English bag

[edit] Noun

백 (baek)

1. a bag, often specifically a plastic bag

[edit] Derived terms

• 쇼핑백 (syopingbaek, “shopping bag”)
• 수액백 (suaekbaek, “IV bag”)

[edit] See also

• 봉지 (bongji)
• 봉투 (bongtu)