牌(pái)

HSK 312 strokes

signboard

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Character information

Pinyin
pái
Meaning
signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:块); brand; trademark (CL:个); mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:张); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 词牌 and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 牌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰片卑

In this compound, the meaning comes from 片 (page); 卑 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

片piàn卑bēi

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 牌 step by step

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

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Words with 牌

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

pǐn品pái牌
HSK 6

brand; brand name

Open 品牌 page →
dǎ打pái牌
HSK 6

to play mahjong or cards

Open 打牌 page →
zhāo招pái牌
HSK 7-9

signboard

Open 招牌 page →
shàng上pái牌

to obtain a license plate

Open 上牌 page →
lìng令pái牌

(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority; (fig.) decree; directive; (co…

Open 令牌 page →
mào冒pái牌

fake; impostor; quack (doctor); imitation brand

Open 冒牌 page →
mào冒pái牌huò货

fake goods

Open 冒牌货 page →
kǎ卡pái牌

playing card

Open 卡牌 page →

Related characters

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From 牌’s common words

品打招上令冒货卡

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