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. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character 排 is a phono-semantic compound, with the hand radical 扌 on the left indicating manual action and the component 非 on the right providing its phonetic value. Its original meaning involved using the hands to push aside, clear away, or expel. This sense of forceful removal or organization later extended to mean arranging objects or people in order, which became the primary modern meaning. Today, 排 is used both as a verb for arranging, lining up, or discharging, and as a noun for a row, line, or a military platoon.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

我们在队买票。

Wǒmen zài páiduì mǎi piào.

We are lining up to buy tickets.

妈妈安了明天的行程。

Māma ānpái le míngtiān de xíngchéng.

Mom arranged tomorrow's schedule.

这些书按大小列。

Zhèxiē shū àn dàxiǎo páiliè.

These books are arranged by size.

斥新的想法。

Tā páichì xīn de xiǎngfǎ.

He rejects new ideas.

乐队正在演新歌曲。

Yuèduì zhèngzài páiyǎn xīn gēqǔ.

The band is rehearsing a new song.

工程师设计了水系统。

Gōngchéngshī shèjì le páishuǐ xìtǒng.

The engineer designed a drainage system.

他帮助解了纠纷。

Tā bāngzhù páijiě le jiūfēn.

He helped resolve the dispute.

他们除了这个选项。

Tāmen páichú le zhège xuǎnxiàng.

They excluded this option.