---
title: "Paizi Meaning: 牌子 (páizi) Means “brand”"
description: "牌子 (páizi) means “brand”. Hear its tones, see what 牌 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paizi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 牌子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

牌子 páizi

## brand

## It can also mean

- sign; plate

## Its characters

1. 牌 pái sign
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

门口挂着一个牌子。 There's a sign hanging at the door.

树上有一块**牌子**，上面写着：“观棋不语真君子。

From [公园里的象棋 · Chinese chess in the park: the crowd that plays for you](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-chess-xiangqi-in-the-park#library-word-61-63)

[More about 牌子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%89%8C%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 牌 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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