Entry
  1. tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production; by extension, the lead role

    trad. 頭牌

Also written 頭牌【tóu pái】

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]), brand; trademark, mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]), (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])

Pinyin
pái
Strokes
12
Frequency
3297 of 2500