0101 - 百[백/맥] - 일백 - one hundred; numerous, many

The Story [이야기] :

• This is a pictophonetic character.  "One" 一 suggests the meaning, while 白[백] suggests the sound.  At the age of 100, a person's 一 hair will be all white 白.
• If the meaning is "to make an effort", 맥 is used.

Stroke Order [획순] :

New Vocabulary [새로운 단어] :

일백 [一百] - one hundred
백성 [百姓] - the people; the populace; the nation; the common people; the commoners; the commons
백일 [百日] - a hundred days; the one hundredth day
백년 [百年] - (1) one hundred years; a century, (2) one's whole life
백방 [百方] - (1) various ways; every way, (2) every direction; all sides
백만 [百萬] - a [one] million
백사 [百事] - all kinds [sorts] of matters [things]; everything
백공 [百工] - all sorts of artisans [workmen]; all officials
백물 [百物] - all sorts [kinds] of goods [articles]; various kinds of things
백중날 [百中날] - the Buddhist All Souls' Day (the 15th (day) of the 7th lunar month)

 

Example Sentences [예문] :

자랑스러운 韓글은 1443年 世종大王이 창제했고 1446年 百姓들에게 반포됐습니다.
Our proud alphabet was created by King Sejong the Great in 1443 and distributed to the people in 1446.

北韓은 百萬名의 軍人을 보유하고 있다.
North Korea has a million man army.