排

pái
#681 most
frequent character
arrange, put in order, exclude
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

排 first meant 'to push; push out'. 扌 hand is the picture part, and 非 fēi supplies the sound, though that link is not clear today. The sense grew to 'remove', then 'arrange', and 'row, column'.

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Example Sentences

我们需要把书排好。
wǒmen xūyào bǎ shū páihǎo 。
We need to arrange the books properly.
请把这些椅子排成一排。
qǐng bǎ zhèixiē yǐzǐ páichéng yīpái 。
Please arrange these chairs in a row.
他们在排练新戏。
tāmen zài páiliàn xīnxì 。
They are rehearsing the new play.

Words with similar meanings

整理zhěnglǐ
organize
This implies a more thorough or systematic process of arranging, often used in the context of tidying up.
安排ānpái
arrange
Similar in meaning, but often used in contexts involving scheduling or organizing tasks rather than physical items.

Homophones

牌pái
brand, cards, plate, tablet

Words Starting With 排

排列pái liè
array; arrangement; permutation (i.e. ordered choice of n elements out of m)
排球pái qiú
volleyball
排队pái duì
to line up
排放pái fàng
emission; discharge; exhaust (gas etc)
排斥pái chì
to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel

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