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拍

pāi

to pat; to take a photo

A person patting a drum
Memory picture

Character

拍 pāi

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 白 white
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我拍照片。 Wǒ pāi zhào piàn. I take photos.
  • 他在拍门。 Tā zài pāi mén. He is knocking on the door.
  • 请拍这里。 Qǐng pāi zhè lǐ. Please take a photo here.

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