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1.

Animated Stroke Order 派

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How to write 派 — animated stroke order

2.

Readings & Meanings

派has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

pài

faction; clique; to dispatch

to send; to dispatch; faction

v./n.HSK 3.0 · L5

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 派

派 stroke order diagram

4.

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Left-Right

派

派=

5.

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6.

How to Use 派

Dispatch and Send

派 (pài) in words like 派遣 and 派出所 refers to sending people or establishing an outpost.

派遣 • pài qiǎn • send someone on mission; dispatch • HSK 6

HSK 6

7.

Example Sentences

gōng公

sī司

pài派

tā他

qù去

guó国

wài

Information

Pinyinpài

Meaningfaction; clique; to dispatch

Strokes9

Radical氵

Traditional派

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1326

Zhuyinㄆㄞˋ

UnicodeU+6D3E

CangjieYRHHI

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A river (氵) that branches out like a rib (辰) — a faction or school of thought.

pài派

qiǎn遣

send someone on mission; dispatch

派出所 • pài chū suǒ • police station; local police substation • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

pài派

chū出

suǒ所

police station; local police substation

School and Style

派 (pài) in words like 派别, 流派, and 气派 refers to a category, school of thought, or personal style.

派别 • pài bié • faction; category • HSK 6

HSK 6

pài派

bié别

faction; category

流派 • liú pài • school / genre • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

liú流

pài派

school / genre

气派 • qì pài • Demeanor / style • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qì气

pài派

Demeanor / style

外

gōng工

zuò作

。

The company dispatched him to work abroad.

Lì历

shǐ史

shàng上

zhè这

ge个

jiào教

pài派

céng曾

yīn因

jiào教

yì义

fēn分

qí歧

ér而

fēn分

liè裂

。

Historically, this sect split due to doctrinal differences.

kuài快

dì递

yuán员

měi每

tiān天

pài派

sòng送

bāo包

guǒ裹

。

Couriers deliver packages every day.

hǎi海

jūn军

pài派

chū出

le了

sān三

sōu艘

jūn军

jiàn舰

zhí执

xíng行

rèn任

wu务

。

The navy dispatched three warships to carry out the mission

Jīng经

lǐ理

zhǐ指

pài派

tā他

fù负

zé责

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

。

The manager assigned him to be responsible for this project.

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