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俳

pái

Character

What 俳 means

1. literarycomic performance; jesting

Words starting with 俳

• 俳优pái yōu(historical) comic entertainer; court entertainer
• 俳句pái jùhaiku (Japanese poetic form)
• 俳谐pái xié(literary) humorous; facetious
• 俳佪pái huáivariant of 徘徊

Characters built on 非

These share the phonetic component 非 (fēi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel…
• 徘páiused in 徘徊

Characters that look like 俳

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 鸽gēpigeon; dove
• 倔juéused in 倔强
• 倭wōdwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)
• 俸fèng(bound form) salary; stipend
• 梆bāngwatchman's rattle
• 铈shìcerium (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read pái, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 排to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel…
• 牌signboard; plaque; plate; tablet; brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card
• 徘used in 徘徊
• 棑raft; shield; stern of junk
• 簰bamboo raft
• 輫carriage (archaic)