pāi
clap
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 白 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
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 | ||
to film | ||
to take a picture | ||
to auction | ||
to start the bidding (auction) |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*mə-pʰˤrak | phaek | pāi | to strike |
Statistics
HSK level 3
Appears in 46.5642% of movies
568th most common character in movies
1167th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 8 |
Unicode | U+62CD |
Sources
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