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How to Write 哌 (pài) — Meaning “(used in chemical names like piperidine)”

pài 9 strokes Radical: 口

哌 (pài) means "(used in chemical names like piperidine)" in Chinese. It has 9 strokes with the radical 口.

Rated 4/5 in difficulty (challenging).

Appears in 3+ common words including 哌哌 (pài pài), 哌啶 (pài dìng), 哌替啶 (pài tì dìng).

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Stroke order practice for 哌 - pài

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How to Write 哌

The character 哌 (pài) is written with 9 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 口 is one of its key components.

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What Does pài (哌) Mean in Chinese?

哌 means (used in chemical names like piperidine).

Character Data

Character哌
Pinyinpài (pai)
Meaning(used in chemical names like piperidine)
Strokes9
Radical口
Difficulty4/5

Origin of 哌

哌 is a modern phono-semantic compound, with the mouth radical 口 indicating it's a phonetic loan character for transliterating foreign chemical terms, and 派 (pài) providing the pronunciation. It has no ancient form, as it was created for modern scientific vocabulary like piperidine.

💡 Memory Tip: Picture a mouth (口) saying 'pai' while holding a chemical flask labeled 'piperidine' in a science faction (派).

Common Words with 哌

哌哌 pài pài
(used in chemical names)
哌啶 pài dìng
piperidine
哌替啶 pài tì dìng
pethidine

Example Sentences

鸭子哌哌叫。

yā zi pài pài jiào

The duck quacks.

这是哌啶。

zhè shì pài dìng

This is piperidine.

医生用了哌替啶。

yī shēng yòng le pài tì dìng

The doctor used pethidine.

Similar Characters Comparison

Character Pinyin Strokes Radical
哌 (current) pài 9 口
君 jūn 7 口
吝 lìn 7 口
吞 tūn 7 口
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Frequently Asked Questions about 哌

哌 is made of the radical 口 (mouth) on the left and 巿 (fú) on the right. The 口 radical suggests that the character is used to represent a sound or foreign word, while 巿 gives the pronunciation pài. This structure is common for characters used in chemical transliterations.

Characters with Radical 口

㕡hé卟bǔ口kǒu古gǔ句gōu/jù另lìng叨dāo/tāo叩kòu只zhī/zhǐ叫jiào

Other 9-Stroke Characters

㒸suì㲋chuò㿽xī临lín举jǔ乹gān/qián亭tíng亮liàng亲qīn/qìng侮wǔ