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牌 (pái): A signboard — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 牌

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

62 learners have practiced this character

How to write 牌 — animated stroke order

62 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 牌

牌 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

Left-Right
牌=片slab+非not

A wooden slab (片) that is not (非) ordinary — a signboard or card, marking identity or information.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 牌

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牌 handwriting practice sheet - portrait
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5. HSK Vocabulary: 牌

HSK words that contain this character.

dēng jī pái

登机牌

boarding pass

HSK 4

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 牌 is used in context

shāng商
diàn店
mén门
kǒu口
guà挂
zhe着
yī一

Information

Traditional牌
Radical片
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#926
Zhuyinㄆㄞˊ
UnicodeU+724C
CangjieLLHWJ

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gè
个
hěn很
dà大
de的
pái牌
。

There is a very large signboard hanging at the entrance of the shop.

wǒ我
men们
zhōu周
mò末
xǐ喜
huan欢
wán玩
pū扑
kè克
pái牌
。

We like to play cards on weekends.

wǒ我
de的
xīn新
chē车
pái牌
shì是
lán蓝
sè色
de的
。

My new license plate is blue.

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zhè这
ge个
pǐn品
pái牌
de的
chǎn产
pǐn品
zhì质
liàng量
hěn很
hǎo好
。

This brand's products have good quality.

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