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徘

pái

HSK 6 Character

What 徘 means

1. used in {徘徊|pái huái}

Words starting with 徘

• 徘徊pái huáito pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate; (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate

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…
• 俳pái(literary) comic performance; jesting

Characters that look like 徘

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

• 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel…
• 辍chuòto stop (before completion); to cease; to suspend
• 椰yē(bound form) coconut palm; Taiwan pr. yé
• 捧pěngto hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of…
• 锉cuò(literary) to fracture (a bone); (literary) to cut; to hack
• 绺liǔskein; tuft; lock

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
• 俳(literary) comic performance; jesting
• 棑raft; shield; stern of junk
• 簰bamboo raft
• 輫carriage (archaic)