Chinese Word: 背 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

背HSK 5

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 肉

Pictophonetic: 北 indicates the sound; ⺼ (flesh) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 北 [ běi ] north; northern; northward
- ⺼ meat, flesh; organic compound

Antonyms: 面

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Pinyin: bēi

English Definition: to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
Pinyin: bèi

English Definition: the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang); hard of hearing
Example Words:
背景 [ bèi jǐng ]: background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; Classifiers: 种
后背 [ hòu bèi ]: the back (human anatomy); the back part of sth
违背 [ wéi bèi ]: to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
背诵 [ bèi sòng ]: to recite; to repeat from memory
背叛 [ bèi pàn ]: to betray
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