背 meaning and pronunciation

背
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

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

Words containing 背, by HSK level

悲 领