拍子

pāizi
  1. beat (music)
  2. paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc)
  3. racket (sports)

CEDICT

music sports

Entry Composition

1 拍 pāi
  1. to pat
  2. to clap
  3. to slap
  4. to swat
  5. to take (a photo)
  6. to shoot (a film)
  7. racket (sports)
  8. beat (music)
2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"