Dong Chinese dictionary

pā

syllable

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 拍 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

拍 Sound component

pāi

clap

Definitions

pā

syllable; (onom.) bang; pop; pow

Most common words with 啪

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	啪	pop
	噼里啪啦	to pitter-patter
	噼啪	(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
	劈啪	(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
	劈里啪啦	to pitter-patter

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