派

pā
#532 most
frequent character
used in 派司[pa1si5]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

派 shows a stream branching off a river, first meaning 'river branch'. 氵 water was added later to strengthen that meaning. The meaning then grew to 'faction; party', 'style; way', and 'to distribute'.

Drawn as: stream branching off river

派 as a component in other characters

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