pái

signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4])

brand; trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]); mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]); (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])

flat slab (片) + sound (卑) = signboard, card, or tile

片 is a thin, flat slice or slab — the perfect basis for anything that functions as a flat, displayed object. 卑 mainly contributes the sound pái; the meaning rides entirely on the flat-slab radical.

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A thin flat pieceSemantic

这家店的子很老,大家都信任它。

zhè jiā diàn de pái zi hěn lǎo , dà jiā dōu xìn rèn tā 。

This shop's brand is very old; everyone trusts it.

他们围坐在桌子旁边打,玩得很开心。

tā men wéi zuò zài zhuō zi páng biān dǎ pái , wán de hěn kāi xīn 。

They sat around the table playing cards and had a great time.

Words with 牌

令牌环网

lìng pái huán wǎng

token ring network

告示牌

gào shì pái

notice

发牌

fā pái

to deal (cards)

酉牌时分

yǒu pái shí fēn

5-7 pm

金牌

jīn pái

gold medal

银牌

yín pái

silver medal

铜牌

tóng pái

bronze medal

铭牌

míng pái

nameplate

门牌

mén pái

door plate

双牌

shuāng pái

see 雙牌縣|双牌县[Shuang1 pai2 Xian4]

双牌县

shuāng pái xiàn

Shuangpai, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan

杂牌

zá pái

inferior brand; little-known brand

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