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Etymology
Depicts the water (氵) in a river flowing into different branches (𠂢). The meaning later expanded to "faction", "school of thought", and "style".
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The character 派 consists of the water radical 氵 on the left and the component 𠂢 on the right, which provides both phonetic value and semantic imagery of a branching river. Originally meaning a tributary or diverging stream, it expanded metaphorically to denote factions or schools in families, politics, philosophy, and the arts. The meaning further broadened to include the act of dispatching or assigning people to tasks, reflecting an outward flow from a central source.
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妈妈派我买水果。
公司派他来帮忙。
这个派别很受欢迎。
他的新房子很气派。
学校派学生参加活动。
艺术有很多不同流派。
政府派专家调查问题。
在政治中，派系斗争常发生。