排

pái

扌 + 非

HSK 3.0Level 4

Definitions

pái (verb) to arrange; to line up; to put in order

pái (noun) row; line

pái (verb) to eliminate; to drain

pái (verb) to push open

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 非

About

排 is a phono-semantic compound: the hand radical 扌 on the left signals manual action, and the right-side 非 (fēi) provides the sound. The character originally meant to push apart, clear away, or forcefully reject something with the hands. From this physical action, it came to denote the orderly arrangement of items or people, lining them up in rows. Today it is a versatile character used as a verb for arranging or discharging, and as a noun for a row, line, or military platoon.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我们在排队买票。

Wǒmen zài páiduì mǎi piào.

We are lining up to buy tickets.

妈妈安排了明天的行程。

Māma ānpái le míngtiān de xíngchéng.

Mom arranged tomorrow's schedule.

这些书按大小排列。

Zhèxiē shū àn dàxiǎo páiliè.

These books are arranged by size.

他排斥新的想法。

Tā páichì xīn de xiǎngfǎ.

He rejects new ideas.

乐队正在排演新歌曲。

Yuèduì zhèngzài páiyǎn xīn gēqǔ.

The band is rehearsing a new song.

工程师设计了排水系统。

Gōngchéngshī shèjì le páishuǐ xìtǒng.

The engineer designed a drainage system.

他帮助排解了纠纷。

Tā bāngzhù páijiě le jiūfēn.

He helped resolve the dispute.

他们排除了这个选项。

Tāmen páichú le zhège xuǎnxiàng.

They excluded this option.

Related Characters

Component: 扌

Component: 非

排