How to Write 派 (pài) — Meaning “send / dispatch / faction”

Imagine a party (派对) where you need to send (派) water (氵) to all the guests. The water flows from a big jug to each person, helping you recall that 派 means 'send' and appears in the word for 'party'.

First write the three dots of the water radical (氵), then the right side: a short left-falling stroke, a vertical line, a horizontal line, and finally a vertical hook. A common mistake is adding an extra dot at the top of the right side like in 永 — remember 派 has no top dot.

The right side of 派 looks like a flowing branch, while 㳄 has 欠 (a person yawning) on the right, and 汧 has 开 (open) on the right. For example, 派 means 'send' or 'party', 㳄 means 'saliva', and 汧 is a river name. Always check the right component.

派 is very common in daily life: 派人 means 'send someone', 派对 means 'party' (from English), and 派出所 means 'local police station'. It also appears in words like 派遣 (dispatch) and 派系 (faction). Knowing 派 helps you recognize many everyday terms in Chinese.

Common words containing 派 include: 派对 (pài duì) — party; 派出所 (pài chū suǒ) — local police station; 派人 (pài rén) — send someone / dispatch personnel.