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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)

背骨
bèigǔ
spine
驼背
tuóbèi
hunchbacked
背逆
bēinì
to violate
背头
bēitóu
swept-back hairstyle
转背
zhuǎnbèi
to turn one's back
马背
mǎbèi
horseback
背转
bèizhuǎn
to turn away
背包
bēibāo
knapsack
背阴
bèiyīn
in the shade
背面
bèimiàn
the back
脊背
jǐbèi
back
见背
jiànbēi
to pass away (lit., of the older generation)
露背
lòubèi
halterneck
颈背
jǐngbèi
nape
耳背
ěrbèi
to be hearing impaired
背负
bēifù
to bear
背倚
bèiyǐ
to have one's back against
背光
bèiguāng
to be in a poor light
背字
bèizì
bad luck
背部
bèibù
back (rear part of the torso)

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

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