亿 100,000,000; hundred million

Made up of [ rén Person (radical) radical 9, hidden; concealed; small radical 5]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 18 strokes.
Combination of 'person' and phonetic for 'yi' the connection with such a large number is not clear, may be just a suggestion of the population as a whole
Ancient small seal form Small seal

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Also uses rén component: bǐng (both) chàng (to initiate) dài (replace) dàn (but) dào (fall) 仿 fǎng (to imitate) fèn (portion) gōng (to provide) (estimate) (what) hòu (wait) hóu (nobleman) huà (to make into) huá (splendid) huā (flower) jiàn (healthy) liǎng (pair) mén (s) (you) rén (humane) shén (what) (he) wèi (position) xiān (immortal) xìn (letter) (night) yōu (distant) zhí (value) zhù (to live) zhuàn (biography) zuò (to do) zuò (to make)
Also uses component: chī (to eat) (why) jiǔ (nine) kǒng (great) (ceremony) lìng (to order) luàn (in confusion or disorder) mài (sell) mǎi (buy) (to practice) (also) (skill) (to recollect) (to use)

Sounds same

(easy) (justice) (also) (city) (catch) (skill) (to recollect) (idea) (different)

Different tone

(one) (doctor) (clothes) (clothes) (proper) (barbarians) (hidden) (to use) (chair) (already) (twist)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 亿
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