百分之 bǎifēnzhī percent Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 百分 bǎifēn numeral percent Percent or percentage; often used in the pattern 百分之 bǎifēnzhī followed by a number to express a specific percentage.之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.