排pái
to line up, form a queue. 11 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 2.
What 排 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 非 (fēi, not).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 非 carries the sound.
How to write 排
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–11 write 非.
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 排
Words that use 排
| 排 | to line up, form a queue 按顺序一个接一个地站好 同学们排好队，准备出发。The students lined up, ready to set off. Lesson 245, 格物致知与笃信纯粹 · 析理通幽与多音妙用 · Pragmatic Nuance, Contextual Measure & Polyphonic Senses |
| 排队 | to line up, queue 大家依次一个接一个站好 大家排队等候整齐有序。Everyone lined up and waited in an orderly way. Lesson 55, 去爬山 · 追根溯源与民情物意 · Rural Agriculture, Kinship Bonds & Societal Nuances |
| 排球 | volleyball 用手隔网拍打的球类运动 他们在体育馆里练习排球。They practiced volleyball in the gymnasium. Lesson 56, 打排球 · 追根溯源与民情物意 · Rural Agriculture, Kinship Bonds & Societal Nuances |
| 安排 | to arrange 先想好先做什么、后做什么 老师提前把明天的活动都安排好了。The teacher will arrange everything for tomorrow's activities. Lesson 107, 新家安顿 · 城市生活与新家 · Urban Life & The New Home |
| 排名 | a ranking 把成绩或名次按好坏顺序列出来 学校公布了这次数学竞赛的最新排名。The school posted the ranking for the maths contest. Lesson 211, 组织建设与人才选拔 · 领导决策与组织考核 · Leadership Strategy, Civic Governance & Administrative Evaluation |
| 排列 | to arrange in order 按照一定顺序摆放 学员把盘子整齐排列在案上。The trainees arranged the plates neatly on the table. 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 |
| 排除 | to eliminate, rule out 指找出并去掉不需要的部分 团队及时排除了安全隐患。The team promptly eliminated the safety hazard. Lesson 462, 光影正道 · 笃诚务实与厚泽沃野 · Steadfast Integrity & Fertile Horizons |
| 排行榜 | the charts, ranking list 指按名次排列的榜单 大家盼望他登上排行榜。Everyone hoped he would make the charts. Lesson 624, 赛场扭伤 · 沧溟泛彩与物华天宝 · Aquatic Exploration & Natural Bounty |
Characters that share the sound part 非
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.