懂中文 Dong Chinese

派

pài

school of thought, faction

Depicts the water (氵) in a river flowing into different branches (𠂢). The meaning later expanded to "faction", "school of thought", and "style".

Components
氵 iconic component

氵  Iconic component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

𠂢 iconic component

𠂢  Iconic component

pài

  

river branching

Evolution

派 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
派 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

派  

pài

school of thought, sect, branch; clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie

Most common words with 派
Freq.
Word
Meaning

派

clique

派对

party (loanword)

派出所

local police station

派出

to send

帮派

gang

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

蒎