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背
bèi
1. the back of a body or object
2. to turn one's back
3. to hide something from
4. to learn by heart
5. to recite from memory
6. unlucky (slang)
7. hard of hearing
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

背
bèi
back, backside; to betray, to violate
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

刀背
dāobèi
back of the knife
向背
xiàngbèi
to support or oppose
垫背
diànbèi
funerary mat
仑背
Lúnbèi
Lunbei or Lunpei township in Yunlin county [[雲林縣|云林县<Yúnlínxiàn>]], Taiwan
后背
hòubèi
the back (human anatomy)
HSK 5
手背
shǒubèi
back of the hand
捐背
juānbèi
to die
捶背
chuíbèi
to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
背债
bēizhài
to be in debt
搭背
dābèi
harness pad (on draught animal)
敲背
qiāobèi
back-knocking massage
断背
duànbèi
homosexual, cf Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain
椅背
yǐbèi
the back of a chair
笞背
chībèi
to flog or whip the back
耳背
ěrbèi
to be hearing impaired
背信
bèixìn
to break faith
背倚
bèiyǐ
to have one's back against
背侧
bèicè
back
背光
bèiguāng
to be in a poor light
背包
bēibāo
knapsack

Alternate Entries

背
bēi
variant of [[背<bēi>]]
HSK 5
背
bēi
to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
786
Word Frequency Rank
1,549 of 84,292