Memory phrase for the character: 牌
牌
Meaning
signboard, plate, tablet, playing cards Pronunciation pái Explanation Left: part/fragment 片 (tree, halved vertically), right: vulgar/low 卑 (A such untidy field 田 is tenfold 十 vulgar.)
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A simple fragment is vulgar, but still can be used as signboard. Radicals
片
sliced wood In characters is this radical always at the left.
卑
vulgar, low, base Normally, the character for field 田 should be drawn neatly. But if it is "scribble" like this, it is tenfold: vulgar.
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招牌 zhāo pai
signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business
牌号 pái hào
trademark
名牌 míng pái
famous brand
牌坊 pái fāng
memorial arch
牌匾 pái biǎn
board (attached to a wall)
牌匾 pái biǎn
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