• 1165th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pāi (pai1)to pat • to clap • to slap • to swat • to take (a photo) • to shoot (a film) • racket (sports) • beat (music)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for pāi (pai1)The component is pronounced as 'bái' (bai2). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

拍摄 (拍攝)
拍照 

Uncommon

偷拍 
合拍 
实拍 (實拍)
抓拍 
拍出 
拍客 
拍戏 (拍戲)
拍手 
拍打 
拍拖 
拍案 
拍片 
拍卖 (拍賣)
翻拍 
自拍 
开拍 (開拍)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.