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拍 (pāi): To clap — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 拍

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How to write 拍 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

拍has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

pāi
  • to clap; slap; bat; racket; to take (a photo)
    v.HSK 5
  • to clap; to pat; to take a photo
    n./v.
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 拍

拍 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
拍
扌shǒu · hand
白bái · white
拍=
5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 拍

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6.

How to Use 拍

photography and filming

拍 + image/film word

These words are the main learner forms for taking pictures or shooting video.

拍照 • pāi zhào • to take a picture • HSK 3.0 · L3
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
gāo高
xìng兴
de地
pāi拍
le了
pāi

Information

Pinyinpāi
Meaningto clap; slap; bat; racket; to take (a photo)
Strokes8
Radical扌
Traditional拍
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#488
Zhuyinㄆㄞ
UnicodeU+62CD
CangjieQRHA
HSK 3.0 · L4
扌shǒu · hand
+白bái · white

The hand component connects this character to a physical action.

HSK 3.0 · L3
pāi拍
zhào照

to take a picture

拍摄 • pāi shè • to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
pāi拍
shè摄

to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)

拍卖 • pāi mài • Auction / Sell at auction • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
pāi拍
mài卖

Auction / Sell at auction

拍板 • pāi bǎn • Bang the gavel / Reach an agreement • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
pāi拍
bǎn板

Bang the gavel / Reach an agreement

拍
wǒ我
de的
jiān肩
bǎng膀
。

He happily patted me on the shoulder.

tōu偷
pāi拍
bié别
ren人
de的
yǐn隐
sī私
shì是
wéi违
fǎ法
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。

Secretly photographing others' privacy is an illegal act.

wǒ我
men们
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
pāi拍
zhào照
liú留
niàn念
。

We take photos in the park as a souvenir

zhè这
fú幅
huà画
jiāng将
zài在
xià下
zhōu周
pāi拍
mài卖
。

This painting will be auctioned next week

zhè这
shǒu首
gē歌
de的
jié节
pāi拍
hěn很
kuài快
。

The rhythm of this song is very fast.

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Characters pronounced "pai".

  • 湃pàito surge, to splash
  • 徘páito pace back and forth, hesitate
  • 派pàifaction; clique; to dispatch
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  • 拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
  • 捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
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