排 meaning and stroke order
To arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge; (literary) to push aside; to force open
How to write 排, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 排
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to arrange in order; to line up
- to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge
- (literary) to push aside; to force open
- to rehearse
- row; line
- platoon
How 排 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 非 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 排
排 is a hand 扌 next to 非 (fēi), which gives the sound. Picture a hand pushing things into neat rows, or pushing out what does not belong.
排 is very common as a verb for arranging or lining up, and as a measure word or noun for rows, as in 第一排 (dì yī pái) the first row. It also means to remove or expel in words like 排除 (páichú). Example: 我们在门口排队。(Wǒmen zài ménkǒu páiduì.) We are lining up at the door.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 非 alone or confuse 排 with 徘 (pái, as in 徘徊 to pace back and forth), which has the 彳 step radical instead of the hand. Also keep the tone as second tone pái, not fourth tone pài.
Common words with 排
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 排队 | páiduì | to line up | HSK 2 |
| 排球 | páiqiú | volleyball | HSK 2 |
| 安排 | ānpái | to arrange; to plan | HSK 3 |
| 排名 | páimíng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking | HSK 3 |
| 排列 | páiliè | to arrange in order; (math.) permutation | HSK 4 |
| 排除 | páichú | to eliminate; to remove | HSK 5 |
| 排行榜 | páihángbǎng | the charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking | HSK 6 |
| 排练 | páiliàn | to rehearse; rehearsal | HSK 7-9 |
| 排斥 | páichì | to reject; to exclude | HSK 7-9 |
| 排放 | páifàng | to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc) | HSK 7-9 |
| 编排 | biānpái | to arrange; to lay out | HSK 7-9 |
| 牛排 | niúpái | steak | |
| 彩排 | cǎipái | dress rehearsal; to have a dress rehearsal | |
| 一排 | yīpái | row |
排 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 排
How many strokes are in 排?
排 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 排 mean?
排 (pái) means to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge; (literary) to push aside; to force open. A common word with it is 排队 (páiduì), meaning "to line up".
How do you pronounce 排?
排 is pronounced pái, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 排?
The radical of 排 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 排 under this radical.
Is 排 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 排 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
How do I use 排 as a measure word?
Use 排 for things arranged in a line, such as 一排椅子 (yì pái yǐzi) a row of chairs or 一排树 (yì pái shù) a row of trees. In a theater or classroom, 第三排 (dì sān pái) means the third row.
What is the difference between 安排 and 排列?
安排 (ānpái) means to plan or organize events, time, or people, like 安排会议 to arrange a meeting. 排列 (páiliè) means to physically put items in a certain order, like arranging names alphabetically.