排 Stroke Order — How to Write 排
排 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
排 Radical and Character Components
排 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 非 indicates the sound.
Radical: 扌 + 8 more strokes
排 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- pái
- pǎi
Meanings of 排 in Chinese
1
pái排
To remove, push away, or resolve difficulties.
我们应该互相帮助，共同排忧解难
We should help each other to resolve difficulties together.
To arrange in rows or lines; to queue up.
请大家排队购买电影票。
Please queue up to buy movie tickets.
a line or row (e.g., front row, a queue)
她坐在前排。
She sat in the front row.
A military unit, typically a platoon, one level above a squad.
他带领着自己的排，在训练场上认真地进行演练。
He led his own platoon, diligently conducting drills on the training ground.
A raft; a flat, buoyant structure, typically made of bamboo or logs fastened together, used for transport on water.
坐竹排游览漓江是很受欢迎的活动。
Taking a bamboo raft tour on the Li River is a very popular activity.
Refers to volleyball sports, such as men's volleyball or women's volleyball.
我们学校的男排在今年的比赛中表现出色。
Our school's men's volleyball team performed excellently in this year's competition.
Used for things arranged in rows or lines, such as seats or people.
电影院里，我们坐在第三排。
In the cinema, we sat in the third row.
A type of Western dish, a thick slice of meat, often grilled or fried, such as beef steak or pork chop.
我喜欢吃烤牛排。
I like to eat grilled beef steak.
To rehearse a play, opera, or other performance.
我们正在为学校的年度晚会排练一个新节目。
We are rehearsing a new performance for the school's annual gala.
2
pǎi排
A handcart (排子车, pái zi chē) is a type of cart pulled by human power, primarily used for transporting goods.
老人推着排子车，上面装满了蔬菜。
The old man pushed the handcart, which was full of vegetables.
Common Words and Phrases with 排
1
Describes a writing style that is strong, vigorous, and powerful.
他的文章笔力排奡，读来令人振奋。
His writing style is vigorous and powerful, making it exhilarating to read.
2
to arrange shifts or work schedules for personnel
经理正在为下周的员工排班，以确保所有岗位都有人值守
The manager is arranging the work shifts for the employees next week to ensure all positions are covered.
3
To arrange text and images on a page for printing or display.
这份杂志的排版非常精美，读起来很舒服。
The layout of this magazine is very exquisite, making it comfortable to read.
4
a rhetorical device involving the use of a series of sentences or phrases with similar grammatical structure and related content to express ideas, often for emphasis or rhythm; parallelism.
这段文字运用了排比修辞手法，读起来朗朗上口，富有感染力
This passage uses the rhetorical device of parallelism, making it easy to read aloud and highly engaging.
5
A broad brush comprising a row of pen-shaped brushes, used for painting, wallpapering, or varnishing.
他用排笔为墙壁刷上了淡蓝色，使房间看起来更加明亮。
He used a flat brush to paint the wall light blue, making the room look brighter.
6
To repel and cast away; to exclude and reject.
这家公司决定排摈那些过时且效率低下的管理模式。
This company decided to discard those outdated and inefficient management models.
7
To arrange or distribute something in a specific order or layout.
请你仔细考虑这些零件在电路板上的排布方式，确保它们不会相互干扰。
Please carefully consider the arrangement of these components on the circuit board to ensure they do not interfere with each other.
8
A crispy deep-fried snack made from thin, rectangular pieces of dough, often with decorative slits.
过年的时候，家里总会炸一盆排叉儿，香酥可口，是孩子们最爱的小零食。
During Chinese New Year, our family always fries a big plate of Paicha'er. They are fragrant, crispy, and kids' favorite snack.
9
Ostentation and extravagance; a lavish display.
为了庆祝他的生日，他们特意举办了一场很有排场的晚宴
To celebrate his birthday, they specially held a very grand and ostentatious dinner.
10
To exclude, repel, or reject something or someone, often due to incompatibility.
免疫系统会排斥外来细胞。
The immune system will reject foreign cells.
11
To exclude or discriminate against those who hold different views or have conflicting interests.
在一个团队中，如果领导者总是排斥异己，那么团队的创新能力和凝聚力就会受到严重影响。
In a team, if the leader constantly excludes those who are different, the team's ability to innovate and its cohesion will be severely impacted.
12
To discharge, emit, or expel something, especially a fluid or gas, from an internal space.
植物通过叶子排出多余的水分。
Plants expel excess water through their leaves.
13
Discharge liquor; liquid flowing out after a processing procedure.
工厂需要对产生的排出液进行严格处理，以防止污染环境。
The factory needs to strictly treat the generated effluent to prevent environmental pollution.
14
To eliminate, remove, or exclude.
在调查过程中，我们已经排除了几种可能性。
During the investigation, we have ruled out several possibilities.
15
Gear, a mechanism in a motor vehicle used to change the traction force for varying speed or reversing.
这辆车的排档操作起来非常顺畅。
The gear shift of this car operates very smoothly.
16
gear shift speed
熟练的驾驶员能够准确掌握排档速率，从而实现平稳加速。
Skilled drivers can accurately control the gear shift rate, allowing for smooth acceleration.
More words with 排
- zhū猪pái排pork chop
- pái排chéng成form, line up
- pái排fàng放emission, discharge
- pái排liè列arrange, arrangement
- ān安pái排arrange, arrangement
- pái排gǔ骨ribs, spareribs
- pái排liàn练rehearse, rehearsal
- biān编pái排Arrange, Edit
- pái排chéng程scheduling, schedule
- pái排duì隊queue, line up
- pái排jǐ挤exclude, ostracize
- pái排lào涝Drain waterlogging, Flood drainage
- pái排nóng脓drain pus, discharge pus
- pái排qì气exhaust, vent
- pái排qiú球volleyball
- hòu后pái排back row, back seats
- nán男pái排men's volleyball, male volleyball
- niú牛pái排steak
- pái排chá查troubleshoot, investigate
- pái排duì队Queue, Stand in line
Idioms with 排
- pái排chú除wàn万nán难overcome all difficulties
- pái排chú除yì异jǐ己eliminate those who hold different opinions
- pái排nàn难jiě解fēn纷resolve difficulties and disputes
- pái排shān山dǎo倒hǎi海overwhelming force
- pái排yōu忧jiě解nàn难remove worries and solve difficulties
- lì力pái排zhòng众yì议override dissenting opinions
- lùn论zī资pái排bèi辈prioritize by seniority or generation
- yǐn引shéng绳pái排gēn根form cliques to exclude others
- pái排bīng兵bù布zhèn阵deploy troops and arrange formations
- pái排chóu愁pò破tì涕dispel sorrow, stop tears
- pái排huàn患jiě解fēn纷eliminate difficulties and resolve disputes
- pái排shā沙jiàn见jīn金sift through to find the best
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Open the tool →Questions about 排
What does 排 mean in Chinese?
排 (pái) means “To remove” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 排?
排 has 2 pronunciations: pái, pǎi.
How many strokes does 排 have?
排 has 11 strokes.
How do you write 排?
排 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 排?
The radical of 排 is 扌, and 排 is a phono-semantic compound.