pái

signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:块); brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:张)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 牌子páizisignB4
  • 名牌míngpáifamous brandB5
  • 品牌pǐnpáibrandB5
  • 奖牌jiǎngpáimedal (awarded as a prize)B6
  • 金牌jīnpáigold medalB6
  • 铜牌tóngpáibronze medalB6
  • 银牌yínpáisilver medalB6

See it in sentences

晚上我们在打牌。

We are playing cards tonight.

门口挂着一块牌。

A sign hangs at the door.