排(pái)

HSK 211 strokes
Readingspáipǎi

a row

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Character information

Pinyin
pái / pǎi
Meaning
a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 排 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌非

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 非 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu非fēi

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 排 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 排

Common words using 排 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

ān安pái排
HSK 3

to arrange

Open 安排 page →
pái排míng名
HSK 3

to rank (1st, 2nd etc)

Open 排名 page →
pái排liè列
HSK 4

to arrange in order

Open 排列 page →
yī一pái排

row

Open 一排 page →
bìng并pái排

side by side; abreast

Open 并排 page →
tōu偷pái排

to dump illegally

Open 偷排 page →
qián前pái排

front row

Open 前排 page →
lì力pái排zhòng众yì议

to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)

Open 力排众议 page →

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安名列一并偷前力

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