背 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

背 English definition

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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply;
  • : to disobey; to stand back-to-back;
  • : to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip;
  • : comet;
  • : to go against; to be contrary to; perverse; rebellious;
  • : exhausted;
  • : to dry over a fire; to bake;
  • : a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched;
  • : necklace;
  • : (used in place names);
  • : food for a journey; cakes;
  • : (flower) bud;
  • : quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with;
  • : paper or cloth pasted together;
  • : cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic);
  • : lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (lit.) classifier for people;
  • : name of a feudal state;
  • : barium (chemistry);

Words containing 背, by HSK level