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
背
bēi
back
Character
Example phrases
- 我的背疼。 Wǒ de bèi téng. My back hurts.
- 他拍我背。 Tā pāi wǒ bèi. He pats my back.
- 背有点疼。 Bèi yǒu diǎn téng. My back hurts a little.