Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced pai
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced pai, including 派 pài, 排 pái / pǎi, 拍 pāi, 牌 pái. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For pai, push a small puff of air on p, join it to ai, and hold the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial p
Start the syllable on the initial p, then run straight into the final ai — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ai
Settle the final ai into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (派 pài, 排 pái / pǎi, 拍 pāi, 牌 pái) and lock in their tones. 4 common characters share the sound pai, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
pai turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 拍 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 排, 牌 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 派 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing pai inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
4 common characters in this group.