white
白 centers on the color white, representing purity, brightness, or blankness.
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
white
white
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission
white person; Caucasian
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)
white
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt
black and white; monochrome
pure white
swan (Cygnus spp.)
blank space (in a document)
confession; admission
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
white paper; flyleaf
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; white glow
white clothes; white robe
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
white paper (government report)
leukemia; leukaemia
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
white horse
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
blanching; bleaching
白 is traditionally explained as a pictograph of an acorn or a white object, though the exact origin is debated. The modern form is simple and iconic.
The shape 白 looks like a blank white canvas waiting to be filled.
For ハク, imagine a white hawk soaring against a bright sky: hawk -> ハク.