01406 Chinese character of 拍 and pronounce paak3

The Chinese character【拍】is a word that describes action or media, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Tap and shoot. Explanation: (1) To hit with the palm of the hand or a flat object. Such as: “clap hands”, “hit the ball”, “applaud”. (2) An instrument for beating. Such as: “racket”, “fly swatter”. (3) Taking photos and video. Such as: “take photos”, “film”, and “shoot videos”. (4) Flattery: to flatter and please others. For example: “He is the best at flattering his teacher.” (5) The rhythm of the music. Such as: “beat”, “half a beat slower”. (6) Quantifier. A unit used to measure musical tempo. For example: “This nursery rhyme has four beats per measure.”

This is how you pronounce the given Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【拍】:pāi

Cantonese Jyutping of 【拍】:paak3

Below is a description of the essential features of the character 【拍】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【拍】, for example:Describing an action or media , It mainly means tap, shoot .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【拍】is an individual word whose meaning expands when incorporated into combinations, such as【拍手、拍照】(Mandarin Pinyin:pāi shǒu 、pāi zhào/ Cantonese Jyutping:paak3 sau2 、paak3 ziu3)

This character is composed using 8 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Listed below is a sentence demonstrating the application of this character.:


他用手機拍下了美麗的風景。

He took pictures of the beautiful scenery with his mobile phone.


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