Chinese symbol for “pat”
拍
pāi
to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pat is 拍 (pāi), defined as: to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “pat”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拍摄 (拍攝) | pāi shè | to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) |
| 拍照 | pāi zhào | to take a picture |
| 拍卖 (拍賣) | pāi mài | to auction; auction sale |
| 自拍 | zì pāi | to take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie; a selfie |
| 偷拍 | tōu pāi | to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent |
| 拍片 | pāi piàn | to shoot a film; to have a medical imaging procedure |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pat”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.