白

bai

white, blank

A drop of water reflecting the sun (日) and shining (丶) white; figuratively speaking: the best color

百

bai

hundred

one 一²²³[yī] + best/white 白 [bái]

number one(一) combined with the best (白) means ‘100’; or rotate the character 45 degree to the left

or

宿

su

lodge for the night; stay overnight;

constellation, stars

house 宀¹⁴¹[mián] + person 亻⁷⁰[rén] + hundred 百 [bǎi]

An inn is a house (宀) where hundreds (百) of people (亻) can lodge for a night.

勺

shao

spoon; ladle

a small ladle used to serve wine from jar

的

de/di

aim; <structural particle>

white 白¹³⁴[bái] + ladle 勺 [sháo]

Round ripples shaped like a shooting target form when a ladle (勺) is used to serve wine. Targets are drawn on white (白) backgrounds for visibility

忄

xin

怕

pa

to fear/be afraid of

heart 忄=心²⁸[xīn] + white 白 [bái]

a heart (忄) turning pale and white (白) from fright

拍

bai

clap, beat

take a photo

hand (shou) + white (bai)

a the beginning of a scene one just see hands clapping white clapperboard/slate