pāi

clap

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

白 sound component

  Sound component

bái

  

white

Evolution

拍 Bronze script Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Bronze script

Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
拍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

pāi

clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm; to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)

Most common words with 拍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to pat

拍摄

to film

拍照

to take a picture

拍卖

to auction

开拍

to start the bidding (auction)

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)