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Character

拍 pāi

HSK 3Character

to hit lightly with your open hand; to clap

Radical
扌
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 白
Traditional
拍
Frequency
#1021 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

pāi

pai1
  1. to hit lightly with your open hand; to clap
  2. to take a photo or make a film
  3. a racket (as in 球拍); a music beat (as in 拍子)

Examples

  • 请帮我拍一张照片。

    qǐng bāng wǒ pāi yī zhāng zhào piàn

    Please help me take a photo.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我们为老师拍手。

    wǒ men wèi lǎo shī pāi shǒu

    We clap for the teacher.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我买了一个新的球拍。

    wǒ mǎi le yī gè xīn de qiú pāi

    I bought a new racket.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 拍

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Words with 拍

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拍照pāi zhàoto take a photo or picture, for example with a phone or cameraWordHSK 4拍摄pāi shèto take photos or videos of somethingWordHSK 5拍卖pāi màito sell something by asking people to offer higher and higher pricesWordHSK 7–9拍戏pāi xìto make a movie or a TV showWordHSK 7–9拍板pāi bǎnwooden clappers, a traditional Chinese instrument that makes clicking soundsWordHSK 7–9拍出pāi chūto sell at auctionWord拍击pāi jīto smackWord拍发pāi fāto sendWord拍号pāi hàotime signature (music)Word拍子pāi zibeat (music)Word拍客pāi kècitizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)Word拍岸pāi ànto beat against the shore (of waves)Word

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù
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