pā

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Source form: 派
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
used in 派司[pā si]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

派 派 [pa1] /used in 派司[pa1 si5]/

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pài

All readings
Source form: 派
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(literary) tributary / branch of a river / clique / school / group / faction / (bound form) style / manner / to send (a person or resource) / to dispatch / to allocate (a resource or task) / to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一[yī]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π) / the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-352204965b44c640. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

派 派 [pai4] /(literary) tributary; branch of a river/clique; school; group; faction/(bound form) style; manner/to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb)/classifier for factions, groups etc/(preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc/(loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159.../(loanword) pie/

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