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pái

HSK 3.0 · 4

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pái · paai4 (Jyutping)

  1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4])
  2. brand; trademark
  3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1])
  4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

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Meaning
signboard, placard
Radical
片
Strokes
12
Components
⿰片卑
Cangjie
LLHHJ
Four-corner
2604.0

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