拍

pāi

clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm

How to write 拍, stroke by stroke

to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 白

Made of 扌 + 白

拍摄pāi shèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
拍卖pāi màito auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
拍电影pāi diàn yǐngto make a movie
拍档pāi dàngpartner
开拍kāi pāito begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)
拍拖pāi tuō(dialect) to date sb
拍片pāi piànto shoot a film; to have a medical imaging procedure
拍戏pāi xìto shoot a movie
偷拍tōu pāito photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
拍卖会pāi mài huìauction
拍子pāi zibeat (music); paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc); racket (sports)

请别在这里拍照。
qǐng bié zài zhè lǐ pāi zhào 。
Please do not take photos here.
无人领取的物品被拍卖了。
wú rén lǐng qǔ de wù pǐn bèi pāi mài le 。
The unclaimed items were sold off at auction.
拍摄是在中午十二时左右开始。
pāi shè shì zài zhōng wǔ shí èr shí zuǒ yòu kāi shǐ 。
The shooting started around noon.
你的球拍跟我的一样。
nǐ de qiú pāi gēn wǒ de yí yàng 。
You have the same racket as I have.
选择你喜欢的球拍。
xuǎn zé nǐ xǐ huan de qiú pāi 。
Choose your favorite racket.