拍pāi
to take a photo. 8 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 3.
What 拍 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 白 (bái, white).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 白 carries the sound.
How to write 拍
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–8 write 白.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 拍
Words that use 拍
| 拍 | to take a photo 用相机记录下当时的画面 全家人在院子里拍了一张全家福。The whole family gathered in the yard to take a group photo. Lesson 209, 日常烟火与健康体魄 · 婚姻家庭与人生百态 · Family Bonds, Marital Life & Human Character |
| 拍照 | to take a photo 用相机把眼前的画面留下来 学员将盘子摆好后拍照。The trainees arranged the plates, then took a photo. Lesson 321, 琢玉成器与桃李争辉 · 霓裳艺韵与杏林深衷 · Fashion Aesthetics, Healing Fortitude & Academic Nurture |
| 拍摄 | to film, shoot (photo/video) 指用相机或摄像机记录影像 他专心拍摄一部纪实影片。He filmed a documentary film with total focus. Lesson 462, 光影正道 · 笃诚务实与厚泽沃野 · Steadfast Integrity & Fertile Horizons |
| 球拍 | racket, bat 指击球用的板子 情绪有些低落。他把用旧的球拍收进箱子。He packed his worn racket into a box. Lesson 632, 退役求职 · 法安天下与正气长存 · Judicial Justice & Principled Restraint |
Characters that share the sound part 白
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.