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背

bēi

to carry on the back

A person carrying a heavy backpack
Memory picture

Character

背 bēi

Strokes
9
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
北 north ⺼ meat, flesh
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我背书包。 Wǒ bēi shūbāo. I carry a schoolbag on my back.
  • 他背孩子。 Tā bēi háizi. He carries the child on his back.
  • 别背太多。 Bié bēi tài duō. Do not carry too much.

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