拍

• 拼音: pāi
• 汉字拆解: 拍 = 扌(hand) + 白 (white, phonetic), a hand striking or clapping

含义

To clap; to pat; to take a photo. A common action verb with several related physical meanings.

The core meaning involves striking with a flat hand or surface. Extended to photography: 拍照 (take a photo), 拍电影 (shoot a film). Also used for clapping (拍手), patting (拍肩膀 = pat on the shoulder), and swatting (拍蚊子 = swat a mosquito). Very versatile in everyday speech.

例句

1. 我们一起拍张照吧！
2. 妈妈轻轻地拍了拍孩子的背。
3. 观众们热情地拍手欢迎。

用法指南

语境: photography, daily life, gestures

语气: casual

正确说法

• 帮我拍一张照片吧。(Take a photo for me, please.)
• 别拍桌子，太吵了。(Stop hitting the table — it's too loud.)

错误说法

• 我拍了一个电话。(Don't use 拍 for making phone calls — 拍 involves physical contact or photography. Say 我打了一个电话.)

起源与历史

Originally composed of 扌(hand) + 白 (white, phonetic), depicting a hand striking something. The hand radical makes the physical action clear.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal