pāi

to pat

to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)

hand (扌) + white (白) = pat, clap, or slap

The hand radical carries the full meaning here — hitting, clapping, or pressing with the palm. 白 mainly contributes the pāi sound and does not add semantic content.

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WhitePhonetic

她轻轻地了拍孩子的背。

tā qīng qīng de pāi le pāi hái zi de bèi。

she gently patted the child's back.

他们在海边了很多照片。

tā men zài hǎi biān pāi le hěn duō zhào piàn。

they took many photos by the sea.

Words with 拍

开拍

kāi pāi

to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)

电蚊拍

diàn wén pāi

electric mosquito swatter

一个巴掌拍不响

yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)

一拍两散

yī pāi liǎng sàn

(idiom) (of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate

一拍即合

yī pāi jí hé

lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)

乒乓球拍

pīng pāng qiú pāi

ping-pong paddle

二刻拍案惊奇

èr kè pāi àn jīng qí

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]

偷拍

tōu pāi

to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent

初刻拍案惊奇

chū kè pāi àn jīng qí

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]

合拍

hé pāi

in time with (i.e. same rhythm)

吹吹拍拍

chuī chuī pāi pāi

to boast and flatter

吹拍

chuī pāi

to resort to bragging and flattering

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