pái
牌 (pái) is a Chinese word meaning “signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1])”.
Meanings
- 1signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4])
- 2brand; trademark
- 3mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1])
- 4(bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])
- Part of speech
- noun