Keyword
back
- backside
- to betray
- to violate
- Frequency
- #745
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
bèi100%
Mnemonic
⺼ (flesh) gives the meaning and 北 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
背景
background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
背后
behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
背
the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing
违背
to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
背叛
to betray
背包
knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack; field pack; blanket roll
背面
the back; the reverse side; the wrong side
背书
to recite (a text) from memory; to learn a text by heart; to back; to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc); backing; endorsement
背
to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
背部
back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)
背心
sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
背影
rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object)
背离
to depart from; to deviate from; deviation
背负
to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder
背着
carrying on one's back
背着
turning one's back to (sth or sb); keeping sth secret from (sb); keeping (one's hands) behind one's back
后背
the back (human anatomy); the back part of sth
背诵
to recite; to repeat from memory
背弃
to abandon; to desert; to renounce
背鳍
dorsal fin
背道而驰
to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
背景音乐
background music (BGM); soundtrack; musical setting
背靠
to lean one's back against; (fig.) to be backed by
背地里
behind sb's back; secretly