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背 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as bèi in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as bēi.
In traditional Chinese the character 揹 may be used.
2 stories have been written about this character — see all
as the guide pointed south the FLESH on their back pointed NORTH. It helps to also remember that 'to guide' is 指南, 'to point south'.
by trevor
After fishing the North Bay each month, I walk back down south with a pack of fish meat on my back.
by vms5q
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 背
Definitions for 背 pronounced as bèi
- 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
Definitions for 背 pronounced as bēi
- to be burdened
- to carry on the back or shoulder
- variant of 背[bei1]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 背 — see all
- behind
- at the back
- in the rear
- behind sb's back
- background
- backdrop
- context
- (fig.) powerful backer
- CL:種|种[zhong3]
- rear view
- figure seen from behind
- view of the back (of a person or object)
Collections
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