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CHINESE CHARACTER

pái

牌

牌

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card

Numbered pinyin
pai2
English meanings
dominoes, plate, prosodic pattern for ^1 ci2 ^ or ^3 qu3, card, cards, cards, dominoes, etc., brand, tablet, prosodic pattern for ^1ci2^ or ^3qu3^

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 片; right 卑.

Meaning & sound clues

片 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “page”.

卑 is identified as the sound component (bēi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 牌.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰片卑

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    dǎpái打牌。

    Play cards.

  2. 02

    páizi牌子。

    A brand.

  3. 03

    zhāopai招牌。

    A sign.

  4. 04

    yī一zhāng张pái牌。

    A card.

  5. 05

    pūkè扑克pái牌。

    Playing cards.

  6. 06

    chū出pái牌。

    Play a card.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 名牌儿
  • 品牌
  • 奖牌
  • 打牌
  • 招牌
  • 牌子
  • 牌照
  • 王牌
  • 车牌
  • 金牌
  • 铜牌
  • 银牌