clap, beat (music)
拍 centers on a sharp percussive action: a clap of the hands or a beat in music. Both meanings share the idea of a rhythmic strike or pulse.
拍 combines 扌 (hand) with 白, which likely contributes the sound and helps express the idea of striking with the hand. The exact historical role of 白 is uncertain.
The left side is a hand 扌, and the right side is white 白. Picture a hand clapping so hard that the palm turns white, producing a sharp beat.
For ハク, imagine a hand clapping on a hacky sack: hack -> ハク, and the beat of the clap keeps the rhythm.
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clapping hands; applause
heartbeat
time; meter; metre; rhythm
(riding) spur
beat
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
triple time; triple meter; triple metre; three-four time
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
wooden clappers
system for showing appreciation to the author of a web-site; virtual applause; web-applause
one clap
thunderous applause; storm of applause
three-three-seven rhythmic clapping pattern; 3-3-7 beat
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
upbeat
downbeat
duple time; duple meter; duple metre; two-four time
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)